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Appointed under Resolve approved March 24, 1870. 



AUGUSTA: 

SPRAGUE, OWEN & NASH, PRINTERS TO THE STATE. 

1871. 



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To the Honm'oble Senate and House of 

Representatives of Maine in Legislature assembled : 

The undersigned, a commission appointed by the Governor and 
Council under resolves approved March 24, 1870, to examine 
certain charges against towns and "to investigate in a thorough 
manner all matters in relation to credits allowed on the quotas of 
towns by the State and general government, for men not actually 
put into the service," have the honor to submit the following re- 
port, agreeably to the requirement of said resolves. 

Method of Investigation. 

The commission immediately after being qualified, commenced 
its sessions at Augusta and agreed upon a method of investigation. 

With regard to the whole subject of charges against towns for 
deficiencies under the call of October, 1863, the commission con- 
sidered that they had no jurisdiction except to correct such errors, 
if any, as the Adjutant General should leave unadjusted ; and 
although some evidence was taken in reference to this subject, 
and some discussion had as to the propriety and legality of such 
charges, the commission considered that they were relieved from 
all responsible action by the communication to them of the Adju- 
tant General, under date of November 3, 1870, informing them that 
all those charges had been adjusted by him under the powers 
granted in said resolves. As our action in this matter was thus 
wholly anticipated, we have not deemed it proper or necessary to 
report the testimony taken relative to the same. 

In passing to the second branch of our inquiry, it was deemed 
advisable to put ourselves in communication with the officers and 
agents of the various towns who had paid money to recruiting 
officers, brokers and other persons for recruits not enlisted in the 
State and not residents of the State enlisted elsewhere, by which . 



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classes of men the quotas of many towns under some of the calls 
of 1864 were filled. Our object was to get from these town officers 
and agents the lists of men or names bought, the names of the 
brokers or agents by whom they were sold, the branch of service 
to which they were represented to belong, the certificates of the 
military authorities of their credit, the receipts for the money paid 
and the contracts, written or verbal, upon which the recruits were 
supplied and the consideration paid ; and such explanations, if 
any, as were given by the officers having charge of the filling of 
quotas, as to the validity .and legality of the proceedings. Having 
obtained from this source, and such papers and records as we could 
find in the State executive department, the names of this class of 
credits, we desired by reference to the records of the War and 
Navy Departments at Washington to ascertain whether they repre- 
sented men who were or had been in the service of the United 
States, or whether they were, in whole or in part, fabricated and 
fraudulent. If we found the names to represent actual men 'any 
portion of whom were still in the service and accessible, we desired 
to put ourselves in communication with some of them to learn from 
their sworn testimony whether their assignment and sale had been 
authorized by themselves, and whether the considerable sums 
levied by brokers as bounties for them, had accrued in any way to 
their advantage. We next proposed to call upon the parties who 
had entered into these contracts with such towns and to learn from 
them the parties of whom and prices at which they had purchased 
these men or names, the documents by which their ostensible 
character was authenticated, the representations, if any, made to 
them in reference to the class of the men, and the good faith of 
the transfer, and the sanctions, if any, which the State and national 
military authorities had given to the transaction. And, lastly, we 
designed to take the testimony of such persons as were within the 
reach of our processes, who being in office at the time were re- 
sponsible for the manner in which the quotas of towns were filled. 
Many of the difficulties of conducting such an investigation are 
obvious. About six years had elapsed since the occurrence of the 
events to be examined. Many persons closely connected with 
them had removed from the State, and we had no power to compel 
and no inducements to attract their attendance before us ; others 
had died. The natural infirmity of memory on the part of deeply 
interested .witnesses was aggravated by the destruction of material 
papers and memoranda in fires that had occurred in Portland, Lew- 



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iston, Augusta and other places, by which data a feeble recollec- 
tion might have been refreshed. OiScial letters and docum-ents 
which OHght to have been in the archives of the Capitol, had be- 
come lost or hopelessly misplaced, perhaps by having been too 
frequently required by earlier committees of investigation. The 
precaution of the accomplished Adjutant General, who served the 
State so assiduously during the late war to keep from the official 
records the names of men whose credit he deemed not meritorious, 
so that no facility for obtaining State bounty for enlistments of that 
character should be afforded, created an obscurity under which the 
questionable practices we have undertaken to explore, have found 
a most favoring shelter. 

In spite of these difficulties, it is hoped that the results of our 
investigation will satisfy the just and reasonable expectations of 
the people who have ordered it. Doubtless it was desired to draw 
some palpable distinction in the history of our State betwixt the 
genuine patriotism and devotion which sent to the battle-field 
more than 50,000 of our choicest young men, and that shrewd and 
thrifty cunning by which a few speculators for putting upon quotas 
of towns either fictitious names, or names of men whose enlist- 
ment they had not procured, and credit for whom the State was 
not justly entitled to, were enabled to wring from distressed towns 
large sums ostensibly for bounties, but a small portion of which 
could ever have found its way to the pocket of any soldier or 
sailor. 

It was expected, too, that more precise knowledge as to the 
character of the acts done in connection with supplying the calls 
for men otherwise than by actual enlistments, and of the persons 
by whom the acts were done or sanctioned, would abate the ex- 
travagance of vague suspicions and vindicate the reputation of 
many citizens whom public rumor had included in a too sweeping 
accusation. 

So far as there may have been an expectation that the commis- 
sion would facilitate by its disclosures the recovery of money 
claimed to have been improperly paid for unauthorized credits, we 
surmise that the expectation may not be met. Whether such 
moneys may be recovered back, will depend upon the terms of the 
contracts between the brokers and the officers of towns. Nearly 
all such contracts as have come under our inspection, appear to 
have been, on the one part, to supply men to fill the quotas of 
towns in whole or in part, and on the other part, to pay a stipu- 



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lated price when such men should be properly certified as credited 
to such towns ; and the contract appears to have been in terms 
performed. But as suits are impending involving this very ques- 
tion, the commission deem it best not to express a general opinion 
as to whether money voluntarily paid on such conditions can be 
recovered by suit. 

The commission supposed that the interest on the part of the 
towns which had been refused reimbursement for enlistments of 
the character to be investigated, might be relied upon to bring the 
oflScers of such towns before them with their complaints and testi- 
mony. They accordingly prepared a notice of the time, place 
and purposes of their sessions, and had it extensively published in 
papers circulating in different sections of the State, This notice 
not proving effectual, we invited to appear before us a member of 
the Commission on Equalization of Municipal War Debts, from 
whose papers and private memoranda we were first able to obtain 
a list of nearly all the towns which were involved in what were 
called " paper credits." Guided by this list we prepared and for- 
warded a circular to the municipal ofiicers of such towns, request- 
ing them to send before us such ofiicer or person as was cognizant 
of and could testify in reference to the contracts under which the 
quotas of such towns were filled under the calls of 1864. All per- 
sons attending before us upon such request, or upon our summons, 
were allowed and paid fees as witnesses at the rates prescribed for 
witnesses in the Supreme Court of this State. 

The commission commenced its sessions for the purpose of tak- 
ing testimony, at the State House in Augusta, on the 24th day of 
May last, and made choice of A. C. Walker, Esq., of Limerick, as 
their clerk. We deem it a matter of justice to testify in behalf of 
Mr. Walker that our investigations have been greatly aided by the 
fidelit}' and diligence with wliich he has discharged his clerical 
duties, by the rapidity with which he has transcribed, and the 
system with which he has arranged the testimony, and by that 
oflBcial knowledge gained during his service in the Adjutant 
General's office, and with other commissions, which has directed 
us at once to all such information as the official reports, records 
and papers could afford. 

We were occupied in taking the testimony of oiScers of towns, 
and examining and comparing such official data as the records and 
papers furnish, from the 24th of May, with some brief intervals, to 
the 13th of August, and adjourned at that time, leaving unex- 



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amiued a few towns which had either declined to appear, or whose 
witnesses had removed from the State or deceased. 

The testimony taken from this class of witnesses is returned 
with this report, together with copies of such original receipts, 
letters and other papers as are referred to therein. 

From the testimony thus taken, the clerk of the commission 
prepared an abstract in which all the names of the questionable 
credits, so far as procured, were inserted, arranged in the alpha- 
betical order of the towns by which they had been purchased, 
with the name of the broker or person of whom they were bought, 
the price paid, and the class to which they were represented to 
belong, and of the witnesses, by whose testimony the facts were 
furnished. This abstract has been of very essential service in the 
course of the examination, particularly in enabling us by furnish- 
ing transcripts from it to apply for the requisite evidence from the 
Departments at Washington ; and as it presents in a compact 
form the essential facts contained in the voluminous testimony of 
the first class of our witnesses, together with additional data pro- 
cured since, it is made a part of our report for convenient 
reference. 

On the 8th of July, 1810, Governor Chamberlain, on the written 
request of the commission, made a requisition on the War Depart- 
ment at Washington for duly authenticated copies of the names of 
the resdents of Maine in the naval service of the United States prior 
to February 24, 1864, returned to the oflSce of Provost Marshal 
General ; also of seamen of Maine drafted into the army enlisting 
into the navy ; also for copies of enlistments in the naval service 
or marine corps, during the war, credited to the State at large, or 
any town or precinct thereof, or put at the disposal of any officer 
or person to be so credited. To this communication the Adjutant 
General of the United States replied under date of July 19th, 1810, 
that all persons credited to Maine under section 2, act of February 
24, 1864, and section 8, act of July 4, 1864, were determined by 
the Naval Commission for the State of Maine, that the credits 
were by number, and that no record by name appeared to have been 
retained, and so that the request for copies could not be complied 
with ; that a list of persons credited to Maine under section 7, act 
of February 24, 1864, and section 3, act of July 1, 1864, might 
be obtained from the records of the War Office of enlistments sub- 
sequent to July 1, 1864 ; that it would require the services of one 
competent clerk for two months to make the transcript, and as it 



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was kept by number only, it could not be verified from other 
records of credit, — for which reasons a compliance with the re- 
quest was declined. 

Failing thus to g-et authentic lists from the military and naval 
records of the United States of all the persons in the military and 
naval service, who could rightfully be credited to Maine under 
any provision of the then existing laws, for the purpose of compar- 
ing them with the lists we had collected, we next prepared two 
lists of the names so collected, classified as belonging ostensibly 
either to the navy or marine corps, and, through the medium of 
the Governor, sent them respectively to the War and Navy De- 
partments for the purpose of having them compared with the rolls 
and records to ascertain if the men were actually enlisted as 
claimed. To this requisition it was replied by the Chief of Bureau 
of Equipment and Recruiting, under date of September 22, 1870, 
that it " was impossible to furnish the information, unless it can be 
shown about when the men enlisted, and the name of the vessel on 
which they may have served." In our communication under date 
of September 28, 1810, we explained at length to the Chief of 
Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting, that the date of the enlistment 
of the men was the very fact we were desirous of ascertaining 
from the records at Washington, and set forth to him fully the 
precise scope and purpose of our inquiries ; and we returned the 
list with all the additional data that could be gathered from papers 
in our possession. 

The Adjutant General of the United States, in his communica- 
tion to the Governor of October 26, 1870, in reply to a communi- 
cation of September 3, 1870, transmitted a list of men, "whose 
credits to localities are verified by the records of the A. A. P. M. 
G. and Provost Marshals of the State of Maine;" also copies of 
the returns of the Naval Commissioners, arranged by districts, and 
credited to the various towns by number and not by name. 

No essential or very valuable information was communicated by 
these last named transcripts. We already had a similar list of 
names with, evidence that they had been assigned to certain towns 
under the authority of the Provost Marshals. We had also the 
naval credits more complete in that the record contained the names 
as well as the assignments, although we had not previously any 
record of the distribution of the so called " general naval credits." 
No information whatever was afforded as to whether any of these 
names were genuine or fictitious, or where the persons bearing 



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them bad their nativity or residence, or when, where and for whom 
or by whom they were enlisted.* 

On the 19th of November, 1870, we sent through the Governor, 
to the proper department at Washington, a schedule of the names 
of men claimed to have been enlisted into the marine corps, with a 
request for information, when and where, if at all, such persjons 
were enlisted into the service of the United States, whether or not 
they were aliens, by what order or regulation they were credited 
to Maine, whether similar credits were given to other States, by 
what authority' recruiting agents or o^ier persons obtained posses- 
sion of the muster rolls and sold them to brokers or other persons. 

Our inquiries had been so long baffled by formal references to in- 
consequential facts and ingenious overlooking of the material mat- 
ter, about which there was uncertainty, that it seemed probable that 
no evidence of any value to our purposes could be- obtained from 
Washington within the period to which our labors were confined. 
Meantime it was ascertained by one of our commission, who, 
being in Washington on private business, made inquiry at the 
Waf Office, that the usage of the department did not allow any 
record information to be furnished except upon such foi'mal requi- 
sition as we had made use of. 

In this dilemma we applied to Hon. James G. Blaine, Speaker of 
the National House of Representatives, and member of Congress 
from the 3d District of Maine. His apprehension of the precise 
nature of our inquiries was prompt and complete, and to his efiec- 
tiA'C intervention by personal appeals at the departments, where 
our requisitions for documents were waiting compliance, we con- 
sider ourselves largely indebted for whatever, information from 
those sources we have been able to obtain. 

On the 22d of December, 18*70, the abstract which we had twice 
sent to the Navy Department was returned with the date of enlist- 
ment noted against the several names for enlistments made during 
the years 1864 and 1865, and also against names of men, whose 
alleged da^s of enlistment we had furnished, as found in the 
fictitious returns of towns. It did not appear whether the records 
furnished no evidence relative to enlistments made prior to 1864, 
or whether no search was made for such evidence. Accordingly 
as soon as the omission was discovered we made. an effort to have 
it supplied. Not wishing to lose the data already found, we tran- 
scribed from the naval list the names against which no dates of 
enlistment have been placed, and sent them through the Governor 
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to the Navy Department for the purpose of having- such dates sup- 
plied, if shown b}'- any roll, paper' or record in that department. 
Mr. Blaine promptly aided us.v?ith his influence, but only with the 
effect of drawing from the Honorable Secretary of the Navy, as 
appears by his letter to the governor, of January 12th, 1811, the 
definitive decision that he found compliance with our requests im- 
practicable, and the suggestion that the State appoint two persons 
to search the (naval) records for the history of its enlisted men. 

We had supposed that we had been appointed for this very 
purpose, but after a quest o^ more than six months in the only 
direction we were informed was open to us, we find ourselves com- 
pelled by the lapse of our authority to abandon an investigation 
which had somewhat piqued a professional curiosity, but in prose- 
cuting which all our resources of investigation have been fairly 
baffled by oflicial evasion and imperturbability. 

A deepening obscurity settles over the naval achievements that, 
by the fair imputation of purchase, justly accrue to our State. 
Where are those unboasting "naval heroes*" who for us stood 
upon decks behind bulwarks of wood and iron while death-dealing 
case-shot sung through the severed rigging, or tore into the sides 
of sinking hulls ? On what lonely ocean do they still sail, or in 
what cool and seaside hospitals do they solace themselves ? Does 
the generous bounty which the recruiting agent and broker ad- 
vanced to them still suffice to eke out the scanty pipe and grog, 
over which the}^ can recount their brave exploits ? Maine owes 
them a debt of gratitude. How shall she find them out to do them 
honor? How, if not to advertise in all the papers that if John 
Lynch, and J. 3Iurphy and William Barry ivill call at the Stale House 
they shall hear something to their advantage? 

On the 26th of December, we received the Marine Corps list, 
with the entries of the dates and places of enlistment, so far as 
shown by the records of the Marine Corps, with a copy of a com- 
munication from the Commandant of the Marine Corps to the 
Secretary of the Navy, in which a portion of our inquiries are 
answered. We append to this report copies of the correspondence 
had with the diflerent doparlments at W^ishington, together with 
the schedules received, in whit-h the dates of enlistment as tran- 
scribed from their records arc entered. 



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Summary of Facts Proved. 

From the abstract before referred to, it appeared that the towns 
hhad been furnished with credits of a doubtful character by Messrs. 
Colby & Pike, T. M. Stevens, Charles Kimball, D. H. Brown, S. A. 
Barker, Benjamin Hurd, TIerriraan, Libby & Co., T. II. Dijismore, 
Watts & Wall, J. H. Manley, G. M. Delany & Co., S. C. Archer, 
John P. Heath, Joseph Nye, Elliott Walker, John P. Deering & Co., 
A. B. Farwell, Sumner Barton, A. D. Merrow, I. W. Reed, T. H. 
Hubbard, Josiah H. Greely, G. P. Cochrane, Lewis Tibbetts, Ira 

D. Sturges, North, C. T. Bean, and Hodgdon, Morris & Co. 

Mau}^ of these persons, however, appeai-ed to be only middle men, 
with or without commission, between the first-hand brokers and 
the towns, some as agents of the towns, and some as agents and 
salesmen of the brokers. We have examined nearly all of these 
men, who were reported to be alive, whom we could find within 
reach of our process. 

Ail the men sold classif}^ themselves under these descriptions: 

1. Enlistments claimed in the U. S Navy on fictitious returns of 
municipal officers of various towns, but nevertheless sold to such 
towns, principally by G. M. Delany & Co., and others. 

2. Enlistments claimed to be in the U. S. Navy, numbering sixty 
or more, originally at the disposal of the State authorities, but 
ultimately sold by A. B. Farwell. 

3. Enlistments claimed in the U. S. Navy, a list of which pur- 
porting to number two hundred and fift3'-one was ordered to be 
credited to Maine by the U. S. Provost Marshal General, the prop* 
erty to which seemed to have been recognized as in J. II. Manley, 
and the names on which were sold to towns by him and his con- 
signees, J. P. Deering & Co., and others. 

4. Between three hundred and four hundred ostensible enlist- 
ments in the U. S. Marine Corps, the right of control to which 
seems to have been recognized as in the hands of Messrs. Colby & 
Pike. 

We had wished, before calling upon this class of witnesses, to 
obtain all the record evidence accessible in the State and national 
archives, but were warned by the early expiration of our authority, 
to change the proposed order, and we commenced to take this class 
of evidence early in November. 

It seemed proper to consider, that the dealers in this class of 
credits would naturally have a strong interest to vindicate the 
fairness and legality of their transactions, and that, after such a 



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lapse of time, in detailing what tliey had done, they might unwit- 
tingly substitute the impressions of a personal interest for those 
of a weakened memory. Many of t^em had previously testified 
before various committees, and several of them had published care- 
fully prepared versions of their connection with these matters. 
With such preparation on their part, the absence of important and 
private papers, and the loss or spoliation of some public records, 
and the entire ignorance of the commissioners as to this portion of 
the history of our State, it seemed to us that we ought to have 
for the purpose, of eliciting truth, all the advantages given by 
courts to a cross-examination. A witness should be required to 
speak from an actual and present recollection of the event or fact 
in question, and not from a consideration of what he may have 
said before. The tribunal, and not the witness, is to compare the 
consistency of different statements, otherwise the tests of fair cross- 
examination are thrown away. 

We are not aware that any complaint has been made as to our 
modes of interrogatioii, and make none ourselves, at any lack of 
patience, courtesy, or completeness of answer on the part of wit- 
nesses. In one or two instances, questions as to persons wore 
refused answers, but as it was claimed to be done under the stress 
of personal honor, and the answer was not apparently material to 
the investigation, the scruple was respected, and our compulsorj^ 
powers were not made use of. It became early apparent that J. 
II. Mauley, Esq., of Augusta, was closely connected with a large / 
jiiumbcr of these questionable credits, and it seemed very desirable 
to obtain his testimony. Mr. Manloy has been during the summer 
and autumn employed as an officer in the U. S. Internal Revenue 
service, and on duty, it was understood, in Pennsylvania. A re- 
quest was made to the Secretary of the Treasury, through the 
Governor, that he be temporarily relieved from duty for the pur- 
pose of appearing as a witness before our commission ; and tho 
Commissioner of Internal Revenue so far complied as to send a 
request to the officer at Boston, to whom he had been ordered to 
report, that he should attend before us. The request, if commu- 
nicated to him, has not yet been complied with. 

We have had correspondence with Major J. W. T. Gardiner, and 
tried to induce him to give us the benefit of his testimony. We 
place among our depositions our correspondence with him, which 
will have the same weight as if upon oath, wherever his honorable 
character is known. 



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It will be impossible to give a brief summary of the facts, whicli 
all the testimony taken tends to establish, without some inaccura- 
cies. Misstatements may be made by misconception, and infer- 
ences may be drawn not wholly warranted. Intending, however, 
to give the substance of it as it lies in our recollection after a 
considerable study, and to draw only such inferences as are legiti- 
mate, we refer to the testimony itself to correct any mistakes that 
may be made. Our task ^ill not seem to have been fully accom- 
plished if we leave the mass of confused questions and answers 
and of contradictions arising from the varying recollections of 
witnesses, without attempting to set forth briefly what seems to 
us to have been fairly proved. 

Assignment of Men Sold By Delant & Co., and others. 
To narrate the events as near as possible in the order of their 
occurrence : Late in the summer of 1864, one John P. Heath, 
acting as a recruting officer, and having an office in Portland, col- 
lected a list of several hundred names of persons claimed to have 
been enlisted into the navy. This list was brought or sent to the 
Adjutant General's Office in Augusta by John T. Hull, Esq., of 
Portland, who had been actively engaged as a recruiting agent for 
the city of Portland since the commencement of the war. Mr. 
Hull's connection with this list seemed to be with the view of 
having the names upon it credited to the city of Portland, on the 
ground that the enlistments were made there, — a claim that was 
disallowed by the Naval Commission then in session at Augusta, 
consisting of the Governor and A. A. P. M. General, Maj. Gardiner. 
General Hodsdon speaks of but one list obtained from Heath, which 
contained the names of some 300 men allowed to Portland, as in 
the naval service, after assigning which there was a balance of 
more than 400, which were classed as "General Naval Credits." 
But as Mr. Hull's statement varies from this, and as we find the 
original return of the municipal officers of actual residents of Port- 
land in the navy, containing nearly 300 names, we think the pre- 
ponderance of proof is, that the list first above referred to did not 
contain the actual residents entered in said return. The list itself 
would settle all doubt about this matter. It ought to be on the 
files. of the Adjutant General's office. General Hodsdon assured 
us that he would endeavor to find it, but in the great pressure of 
his private business he has as yet been unable to comply with his 
engagement. The clerks in the office of the Adjutant General 



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have no knowledge of such a paper, and both it and every other 
roll or list upon which any of the suspicious enlistments were 
borue, are not known to have passed under the inspection of the 
clerks for the purpose of being transcribed, copied, filed or 
classified. 

About the time this list was prepared, Heath seems to have made 
an agreement with G. M. Delany, or with Delany & Yates, to sell 
him or them all the men recruited by o;' for him, for the purpose 
of having them sold again to officers of towns. Ileath was to 
have a premium of S30 per man for his agency in the business^ 
and Delany claims that in addition to this payment, which was 
actually made, he paid, or deposited with persons to be paid, 
$100 per man for every man, excepting those already in the ser- 
vice whose term of enlistment had partially expired. He does 
not indicate how many men would fall under that description, 
or how many men or what sums he actually paid ; and his part- 
ner, Mr. Yates, expresses the opinion that nothing whatever was 
paid to the men, and says that no charge for such pajnnent was 
made in the settlement between between himself and partner. 

Under this arrangement Messrs. Delany & Yates sold, by them- 
selves, or through parties to whom they sold, about 200 men. In 
this number, however, are included a few men sold directly by 
Heath, and a few by Thomas M. Stevens, to whom Heath had 
turned over a part with the consent of Delany. These sales were 
made to towns at prices ranging from $80 to $500 per man. The 
towns to which and the prices at which they were sold will be 
seen by reference to the abstract, which, it must be remembered, 
does not contain all the towns that bought this class of men, but 
all which we have been able to investigate. These sales obtained 
the sanction of the Naval Commission by means of returns filled 
up mainly in the hand writing of Delany or some one of his part- 
ners or clerks, upon blanks furnished from the Adjutant General's 
office, and signed by the selectmen of towns to which the sales 
were made, in which returns the men so sold were certified to be 
persons resident or liable to enrollment in such towns, who were 
in the service in the U. S. Navy. These returns were upon printed 
blanks, similar to that of the town of Mercer, annexed to this re- 
port as a specimen. 

There is no proof that the Naval Commission proper had any 
knowledge or suspicion that these returns were liot genuine and 
true. The circumstance that small inland towns like Temple and 



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Porter claimed more men in the navy than the larger maritime 
towns of Machiasport and Steuben, would not be likely to arrest 
their attention. • 

The selectmen of towns who had signed such certificates — their 
oath was not required — have given various accounts of how these 
certificates were obtained. Some few have been confident that they 
never did sign or could have signed such returns, though they gen- 
erally did not fail to recognize the genuineness of their signatures. 
Some have asserted that they signed these papers without much 
knowledge of their contents and as a matter of form, while the 
scruples of others were overcome by the ingenious explanation, 
that, as the men were in the service of the United States, they 
ought to have a residence somewhere, and as no residence could 
be shown elsewhere in the United States, they might by a fiction 
of law be considered as residents of the towns to which they were 
assigned ; it not being explained that the very certificate sought 
was the prerequisite of such assignment. 

Delany asserts that the assignment of these men to the credit of 
towns was refused by the Adjutant General, without authority from 
Washington, and that he procured such authority in the form of 
an order from Provost Marshal General Fry, to credit the names 
enumerated in the list, to districts and sub-districts in the State, 
and that after the receipt of that order credits were made to such 
towns as he had negotiated with for the men. 

Assignment of Men sold by A. B. Farwell. 
The assignment of some sixty or more men, whose names were 
originally borne on the Heath lists, but who, not having been taken 
up by the Certificates of towns as residents thereof, were for a 
while classed as "General Naval CreditS)" to the towns of Sidney, 
Norridgewock, Mercer, Starks, and others, in performance of con- 
tracts made with those towns by A, B. Farwell, and for which men 
Farwell was paid, was, perhaps, the transaction which has excited 
more comment and suspicion than any other connected with these 
credits. So far as the disposition of these so called "General 
Naval Credits" was made "to such poor and meritorious localities, 
as were deemed most deserving of them," no just censure can be 
bestowed upon it. A record of such distribution accompanies this 
report, showing it to have been, mainly, with tolerable equality to 
smaller towns and plantations as follows : Three to the towns in 
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hundred and seven to towns in the 3d District, one hundred and 
nine to towns in the 4th District, and thirty-five to towns in the" 
5th District. Some marked inequalities will be observed, as twelve 
to the town of Levant in the 4th District, but the testimony of Mr. 
Euggles sufficiently explains the good faith and* propriety of this 
assignment. It is nothing more than fair to conjecture that the 
assignment of ten to the town of Weld and six to the town of East 
Livermore in the 2d District, and of four to Burlington in the 4th 
District, and five to Belfast in the 5th District, may be justified on 
the ground of some previous inequality in quotas, which were thus 
corrected ; but the allowance of fifteen to the town of Sidney, 
twelve to the town of Mercer, eleven to the towzi of Winthrop, 
six to the town of Monmouth, fourteen to the town of Starks, 
twelve to the town of Norridgewock, all in the 3d District, and of 
two to the town of Greene in the 2d District, and all of which 
seem to have been supplied with this class of "naval heroes" by 
Mr. Farwell, has excited considerable inquiry and comment. 

Mr. Farwell's own explanation of his connection with this dis- 
tribution has been put before the public in various forms. It may 
be found succinctly stated in his communication to the Portland 
Advertiser, dated October 5, 1869, and more at length in his 
answers to interrogatories in his deposition taken by us. He says 
that he went to Washington, D. C, taking with him only a private 
letter from Governor Cony, introducing him and his business, and 
while in that vicinity procured and caused to be mustered into the 
army a number of men, not varying ten from seventy-five, part of 
which he enlisted himself, part of which he bought of other re- 
cruiting agents, and part of which were transferred ta him by a 
man whose name he suppresses, he advancing their bounties and 
taking their receipts therefor. He says the muster rolls of all 
these men were either sent by mail or brought by himself to the 
Adjutant General's oflSce in Augusta, and that all the men whose 
receipts and enlistment papers he did not himself bring, were as- 
signed by the State authorities to the State at large, or to the 
towns of their residences respectively. He says he had advanced 
as State bounties and premiums for these men $35,000, and over 
$30,000 more than was reimbursed to him in the sale and assign- 
ment of such as he was allowed to control. Complaining to the 
State authorities of this considerable loss, they finally arranged to 
reimburse him by allowing him- to take some sixty or more men 
from the "General Credit" list, and sell them to towns, by which 



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he was enabled to indemnify himself for his said loss. After this 
arrangement was agreed upon, he asserts that the Governor burnt 
the original receipts in his private room in the State House of all 
the men who had been assigned, as he says, to the general credit 
of the State or to the towns of their residence, to none of which 
had a bounty been paid by the State. 

This statement, although asseverated and repeated by a man who 
has largely enjoyed the friendship of eminent public men, and the 
confidence of his fellow citizens, is contradicted by so many facts 
and circumstances, that we find ourselves compelled, in determining 
what our testimony proves, to state in order the reasons for dis- 
trusting it : 

1. There was no law or order permitting men re-enlisting into 
the array under general order No. 227, to be assigned to the gen- 
eral credit of the State. There was no assignment to the general 
credit of the State, of men, either in the army or navy during the 
war. 

2. There was no law or order requiring men re-enlisting, under 
said order 227, to be assigned to the towns of their residence. 
The act of Congress under which Farwell and other agents acted, 
paramount to all State laws, expressly provided that this class of 
men should be assigned to the towns procuring them, and the 
general order of the Adjutant General of this State, No. 27, sect. 
10, distinctly recognized the right of cities, towns and plantations 
to the men procured by their agents. 

3. If Mr. Farwell had advanced to men in Washington, State 
bounties, there was no difiiculty in tracing them to whatever 
towns they may have been assigned. Their State bounties were 
due without any reference to such assignments, and he admits 
that he held their receipts, and had sent forward their muster rolls 
in case of all the men he had procured. 

4. It is improbable that the State authorities should have taken 
away from Mr. Farwell, who enjoyed their confidence and went to 
Washington under a special and honorable appointment, four-fifths 
of the men he procured, and should have given them, in violation 
of the act of Congress, to the towns where he could not trace 
them, though he got back to Augusta early in September, while 
all the assignments of men made by Mr. Stimson, thirty -three in 
number, were allowed to stand, though Stimson stood in no such 
relation to the State authorities, and did not return to Augusta till 
weeks after Mr. Farwell had returned. 

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5. There was not ouly no law or order requiring men procured 
by recruiting agents to be assigned to the place of their residence, 
but the custom of the Adjutant General's Office seems to have 
been not so to assign them. Of Stimson's thirty-three men, ouly 
one appears by the Adjutant General's Reports to have belonged 
to the town to which he was assigned. Of the five men we have 
been able to identify as procured by Farwell, the original assign- 
ment made by Farwell seems to have been changed on their muster- 
in roll, in the handwriting of the Adjutant General himself, to a 
town other than that of their residence, as shown by his own re- 
ports. 

6. It is improbable that the Governor committed such a folly, 
not to say such an official malfeasance, as to burn the soldiers' 
receipts for $18,000, required by law to be produced at the Ad- 
jutant General's office, which receipt was the proper voucher that 
their State bounties had been received by them. It gave fifty 
or more men the opportunity to make claim for their bounties 
over again, and the record showing their service, and no receipt 
being at hand, and no evidence for its payment being found, 
under the usage of the Adjutant General's office, the claim would 
have been allowed. 

7. The records of the Adjutant General's office, in which all men 
wherever enlisted mustered into the credit of towns in Maine, 
were entered as the muster rolls were received (and Mr. Farwell 
admits that all his muster rolls were received,) show only twelve 
men mustered in by all the recruiting agents in Washington, ex- 
clusive of Stimson's thirty-three men. 

8. The other recruiting agents who were with Mr. Farwell in 
Washington, estimate the number of men procured by Farwell as 
very much less than his estimate. 

9. With the most strenuous purpose to credit Mr. Farwell, we 
should be perplexed to determine which Mr. Farwell, — the one who, 
fresh from the event, in February, 1865, made a statement before 
the legislative investigating committee, which was taken down in 
writing by Hon. Nathan Webb, or the one who more than six 
years after the event subscribes and swears to the testimony taken 
before us. In the former he states that he had a commission from 
the Adjutant General, and procured all his men under that authori- 
ty. In the latter he swears that he refused to take a commission 
from the Adjutant General, and to be considered a recruiting offi- 
cer, and only had a letter from the Governor. In the former he 



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said that he paid a maximum of $600 for men, and $450 for a per- 
sonal substitute. In the latter he testifies that he paid a maximum 
of $700 for men and $550 for a personal substitute. In the former 
he relates that of his 60 or 80 men all but twelve or twenty were 
men already in the Navy on board two different war vessels, whose 
enlisting papers he had bought. In the latter he makes oath that 
the whole number, not varying ten from seventy-five, were enlisted 
and mustered into the Army in the vicinity of Washington. In 
the former he plainly implies that he bought the enlistment papers 
of Stimson's, Gaslin's, Emery's and Manley's men. In the latter 
he admits that he bought only Emery's and Manley's men, and it 
is otherwise proved that he did not buy Stimson's. In the former 
he makes no complaint of misassignment or loss of men. He was 
so successful that he had men to spare, and after generously donat- 
ing ten or fifteen men, which the Adjutant General assigned for 
political purposes at his written request, he sold what he had left 
so as to get back what he had paid out and a little more. In the 
latter he complains under oath, that he lost some 50 or 60 men, by 
the misassignment of the State authorities, and more than $30,000 
which he had disbursed for them more than what he got back by 
sale and payment, and that the State authorities repaid this loss 
by turning over to him 60 or more men from the general naval 
credits. 

It is difficult to reconcile these two statements or to make them 
appear like veritable recitals of the same transaction. We con- 
clude that the men sold by Farwell to the towns of Sidney, Mercer, 
Winthrop, Starks, Norridgewock, Monmouth and Greene, were 
taken out of the category of General Naval Credits where they first 
stood, and put to the credit of these towns either in the manner 
that Delany effected his assignment of the same class of men, or 
in the manner the 251 list was assigned, of which we speak fur- 
ther along. The returns of the towns of Mercer, Sidney and Starks 
in Mr. Farwell's own hand writing, and the records of the Naval 
Commission, show how the thing was done as to those towns. In 
the case of the other men transferred from the "General Credit" 
list to the towns to which Farwell sold men, it seems to have been 
effected otherwise than through the "recognized fiction of formal 
returns." There is evidence tending to connect Mr. Farwell with 
the sales of other similar naval credits to the towns of Friendship, 
Bristol and Waldoboro', but it is too incomplete to furnish safe 
data. 



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Assignment of Men sold by J. H. Manley. 

The name's contained in the 251 list, and claimed to be the names 
of recruits in the navy, although assigned to some thirty-five towns, 
seem to have been regarded as the property of J. H. Manley, and 
were probably bought by him of some person connected with and 
referring to John P. Heath. We desired to obtain the testimony 
of Mr. Manley himself as to this list, but as already stated, have 
been disappointed. Perhaps, however, there is as much light 
thrown upon the acquisition, distribution and sale of this number 
of men as upon any other class of suspicious enlistments. We have 
the testimony of Mr. Simmons, partner of J. P. Deering & Co., 
substantiated by the books of the firm who sold over 100 of them, 
a fragment of Manley's statement before the Legislative commit- 
tee of 1865, and a copy of a paper which will be annexed to this 
report, which paper General Hodsdon thinks shows the actual dis- 
tribution of men to these towns. 

It appears that the list containing the men was procured by J. 
H. Manley through J. P. Heath, tiiat it was offered to the State 
authorities to obtain their sanction to its assignment to the credit 
of towns with which bargains of sale had already been made, or 
were expected to be made, that the State authorities sent an agent 
to Boston, who went on board the receiving ship and reported that 
he found all the names on record there as enlisted men, a fact, 
however, which would nowise prevent their being sold and as- 
signed on the credit of other States. The men were not residents 
of Maine or aliens enlisted in Maine, and there was no law or 
general order by which they could be put to the credit of towns 
in Maine. A special order, however, from Provost Marshal Gen- 
eral Fry was obtained, under which the assignment actually made 
seems to have been justified. We append a copy of this special 
order, dated December 10, 1864. Perhaps it is fairly inferable from 
what we have of Mr. Manley's testimony that he had some agency 
in procuring this special order. It turned out that he had a very 
strong personal interest in procuring such order, for he seems to 
have sold to Deering & Co. alone, 121 of these men at $47,400, 
and if he sold the rest at the same rate, his gross sales must have 
amounted to more than $100,000. The abstract accompanying the 
report shows the sales of this list so far as we have been able to 
trace it. 



COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. 21 

Assignment of Marine Corps Men sold by Pike & Colby. 
Messrs. Pike & Colby seem to have mauagx'd the list of men 
claimed to have been enlisted into the U. S. Marine Corps. It 
was oi-igiually brought to Maine as testified to by Mr. Farwell and 
General Hodsdon, by one Captain Forrest, and at that time was a 
mere collection of sheets of foolscap paper containing names, 
without seal or proper security against being indefinitely added to, 
and was signed onlj' an the last of several sheets. The proposi- 
tion made to General Hodsdon and Major Gardiner to sanction the 
assignment of men on this list to towns in Maine, was decisively 
rejected. The list was taken away but was presented some weeks 
after to Major Littler, successor to Major Gardiner, and a special 
order from Provost Marshal General Fry having in the mean time 
been obtained to credit them to districts and sub-districts of 
Maine, they were distributed in strict accordance with arrange- 
ments made with Messrs. Pike & Colby. Mr. D. T. Pike, the 
surviving member of that firm, has testified before us with great 
frankness, minuteness and candor, and all the main puiuts of liis 
testimony harmonize with his published account of his connection 
with these transactions and with such other evidence as we have 
collected. The only considerable discrepancy that occurs to us 
is, in that Mr. Pike states that these men were enlisted in the Dis- 
trict of Columbia, and bases his claim to obtain the credit of them 
for towns in Maine, in part upon the fact that they could not be 
credited to any other State ; whereas, it appears from the data ob- 
tained from the Navy Department that only 21 of these men were 
actually enlisted in Washington, the rest being enlisted in Phila- 
delphia, Chicago, Boston, and other cities. Our abstract shows 
only 334 of these men disposed of by Messrs. Pike & Colby, their 
agents and assignees. It is not likely, however, that the number 
was less than 400, as Mr. Pike would have no disposition to ex- 
aggerate the number. The rest of them must have been sold to 
some other towns whose oflScers we have not been able to put our- 
selves in communication with, or who, being content with having 
them count on their quotas, made no claim for reimbursement to 
the Equalization Commissioners, and so no clue is furnished as to 
their disposition. 

Whole number of "Paper Men." 
Supposing the list, sent to the Adjutant General by John T. Hull 
to have contained 600 names, and the list managed by Pike & Colby 



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to have contained 400 names, and adding the 251 list, we have a 
pretty definite record of 1251 names; but besides this there was 
the list of Marine Corps men- brought to Augusta by one Higgins, 
and sold to G. P. Cochrane in January, 1865, 'and out of which 
Cochrane previous to his sickness had sold about 30 men to towns. 
The rest, numbering about 1*70, were left in the Adjutant General's 
oflSce, and the sale and distribution of them was managed by par- 
ties unknown. That is to saj^ we conclude they were sold because 
there was a special order of the Provost Marshal General to assign 
them upon the quotas of towns, and in the eagerness of towns at 
that time to procure men they would not be likely to remain on 
the market. Then there was still another list of 200 names in 
possession of Delany at the time of his arrest, which he says were 
disposed of by Major Littler, and a percentage upon the sale of 
which, amounting to $604, was paid to him. Delanj^ names among 
the towns to which this lot was disposed of, Nobleboro', Waltham 
and Mariaville ; and we find that the town of Nobleboro' made 
claim for reimbursement for 18 men, not named, which it is pre- 
sumed were acquired in this way. 

These together make an aggregate of 1380, after deducting the 
271 said to have been gratuitously distributed by the governor 
from the "General Credits," for which the towns must have paid 
to private persons not less than half a million dollars. Of these 
our abstract contains about 1,000, named and un-naraed. Many of 
the rest it would be very diflScult to trace, because many towns 
were well aware in advance that reimbursement would not be 
allowed for this class of men, and so made no claim for them ; and 
the officers and agents of other towns might have been too familiar 
with the manner in which these men were put to the credit of their 
towns, to think it politic to say anything about reimbursement. 
• 

Duplication of Names. 

The records of the Naval Commissioners and the returns of towns 
show that the same name is in many instances entered twice to the 
credit of the same town, but as the number returned as credited in 
the Provost Marshal's office in Washington is in many cases less 
than the number entered on the records of the Naval Commission- 
ers, it may be assumed that these duplications were wholly or in 
part corrected. But we find credited to the town of Southport six 
names so similar to six also credited to the town of Canaan, that 
their identity cannot be questioned. Stephen P. Hart, Enoch S. 



COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. 23 

Chase and Thomas M. Packard, three men enlisted into the Vete- 
ran Eeserve Corps in the summer and fail of 18G4, by recruiting 
agents of Maine, seem to have been each credited twice to diflerent 
towns. The practice of certifying the filling of a quota by number 
only without furnishing names, was one that favored duplication. 
Where no names were furnished at the time the men were credited 
and paid for, and could not be procured afterwards by repeated 
applibations, there was of course no opportunity to compare the 
names with those that had been credited to other towns. 



Genuineness of the Credits. 

We exceedingly regret that after so long and expensive an in- 
vestigation wo are not able definitely to answer the question, how 
many of these one thousand or sixteen hundred names are those 
of veritable sailors and marines in the United States service during 
the rebellion ? We have already detailed, at length, the efibrts 
which wo .have put forth to obtain this information,, and how our 
inquiries have been evaded and only partially answered. 

Of the 335 men claimed to be in the Mai'ine Corps, whose names 
we have collected from the testimony taken, it will appear by the 
table annexed to this report that the records and rolls in the Navy 
Department, of which the Marine Corps is a Bureau, show no en- 
listment of 111 of them. We are not sufficiently familiar with the 
precision and care and fullness with which these records are kept 
at Washington, to determine judicially that all of these one hun- 
dred and eleven names are fictitious. But on the other hand it is 
full more uncertain that the 224 names against which the dates of 
enlistment, principally during the years 1862 and 1863, are entered, 
are the same 224 marines that were assigned to towns in Maine 
and paid for out of their treasuries ; because it is by no means 
certain when we find a John Lynch, William Barry and John Kel- 
ley entered of record as in the Marine Corps, that they are the 
identical men assigned to towns in Maine. There may be a half 
dozen men of each of these names in the Marine Corps, and every 
one of them lawfully claimed by some other State or precinct. It 
seems reasonable to conclude that at least one-third of this list of 
Marine Corps was fictitious. Whether fictitious or real, there was 
no law or valid order which furnished the slightest pretext for 
assigning them to the credit of Maine. One hundred'and twenty- 
two of them were enlisted in Philadelphia, twenty-one of them only 



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in Washington, others in New York, Brooklyn, Chicago and other 
cities, but not one of them in Maine. 

Of the men in the navy, numbering oOV,- of which we forwarded 
a list in connection with the Marine Corps men, tlie records in the 
Navy Department show as actually enlisted only 94 ; but this is 
not a fair test of the genuineness of the names either way, for no 
search has yet been made, excepting as to men enlisting into the 
navy in 1864 and 1865, and as to 58 names with dates of enlist- 
ment set against them, taken by us from fictitious returns of select- 
men. As to those enlistments appearing of record in the Navy 
Department during 1864 and 1865, there is very little probability 
that they are identical with the men purchased and put to the 
credit of towns in Maine, for none of these enlistments were made 
in Maine, and there being large bounties for seamen as well as 
soldiers during those years, enlisted seamen would be likely to be 
eagerly appropriated on the quotas of precincts where they enlisted. 
The towns in Maine that sent their residents into the navy during 
those years had little difficulty in securing their credit' for them- 
selves ; and it would be almost incredible that there were hundreds 
of men enlisting in Boston, New York and other cities that had 
organized agencies, procuring men that did not fairly belong to 
those places, which fell to Maine because the precincts lawfully 
entitled to them failed to make claim for them. 

As in case of the Marine Corps, the names against which dates 
of enlistment are set are principally those common names of which 
several can be found in any considerable body of men. It is not 
certain that the John Robinson, J. Murphy and John Ward, ap- 
pearing to be in the service, are the identical men that fell to us 
in the distribution of "this class of naval heroes." Tlie only fair 
test as to the genuineness of these names is found in the fact that 
of 58 names claimed to have been enlisted prior to 1864, only 16 
were ibund on record in the navy office. Whether this is or is not 
a fair proportion for the whole list, is a conjecture which any one 
can make, but we need not, as we are to find facts and not con- 
jectures. 

Comments on the Transactions. 

The testimony taken furnishes an ample basis for every citizen 
to make these for himself, and he probablj'' will without his judg- 
ment being nnich controlled by ours. We shall not, however, have 
fully discharged our duty unless we indicate in some general way 



COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. 25 

the conclusions we have unavoidably arrived at, as to the persons 
upon whom the responsibility for these unauthorized credits rests. 
There have been some attempts by published speech and commu- 
nication, to abate the severity of the public censure which has held 
as especially odious this part of the business of a class of men 
come to be unfavorably known as substitute brokers. It has been 
pleaded that these names were valid enough, as the event turned, 
to supply a call for troops when the real men that were equipped 
and sent forward, on account of the sudden collapse of the rebel- 
lion, never reached the lines or encountered an enemy on the field. 
It has been urged that these men cost the towns much less than 
citizens of the State would have cost, and that the State and gen- 
eral government were wholly saved the bounties payable to newly 
enlisted soldiers. It has been feelingly and eloquently maintained 
that the towns in Maine had so far exhausted their able-bodied 
population by volunteering, recruiting and' drafting, that the men 
were not in the State to fill the demand which the rejection of 
these questionable credits would have made. All these arguments 
and statements are entitled to due consideration. But, on the 
other hand, it must be remembered that nearly half of these "paper 
men" distributed in Maine were put upon quotas under the call of 
July, 1864, and that the fact that elsewhere as well as in this State, 
this call was so largely responded to by men that added nothing 
to the effective numbers of the army, made necessaiy the addi- 
tional call of December, 1864, with the enormous expense it en- 
tailed upon the people of all the States to meet it. In the debate 
in the National House of Representatives, on the 21st of February, 
1865, upon an amendment of the enrollment act, by which the 
nefarious practice, at that time become notorious, • of answering 
calls for troops by credits for men not actually furnished, was 
effectually checked, Mr. Blaine, our member from the 3d District 
said, "the amendment which I have offered is designed to correct 
this evil, to cut it up by the roots and bring back recruiting to an 
honest, meritorious and patriotic effort to fill the ranks of our gal- 
lant army with men and not with the shadowy fictions which pass 
under the general name of 'paper credits.' We have witnessed 
with amazement the quotas of entire cities and districts, and I do 
not know but States also, technically filled without adding a single 
man to the effective military force of the nation." Mr. Pike, then 
our member from the 5th District, in the same debate said, "but 
worse than this, credits have been given to these States when no 
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men have ever been furnished by anybody. Bold frauds ; paper 
men have been substituted for sailors, and up to this time fifty per 
cent, more men have been credited to the different States than are 
in the navy altogether. It is therefore time the thing should stop." 

As to the moral quality of the acts thus justly characterized, it 
made no difference how the event turned. It was dangerous, at 
the very climax of the great struggle happily ending in victory, to 
meet by pretence and not by performance a call for a last rally, the 
effective force of which undoubtedly completed the despair of the 
rebels and compelled their surrender. The patriotism of those 
States and the great majority of towns in our own State, that sent 
or prepared to send to the field the last remnant of their citizens 
capable of bearing arms, was none the less noble because those 
men returned unscathed after a bloodless campaign of a few 
months. 

The trick of substituting for recruits, fictitious names and names 
of persons to whose service the State bad no just claim, was none 
the less scandalous because it was so covered up by the fair and 
honest efforts of the people at large. 

In order to determine accurately the responsibility connected 
with the official acts by which these fraudulent credits were sanc- 
tioned, it is necessary to ascertain what the law permitted and 
required. Section 2, (5f the act of Congress of February 24, 1864, 
provided that "in ascertaining and filling the quota of any ward of 
a city, town," &c., "there shall be taken into account the number 
of men who have heretofore entered the naval service of the United 
States, and whose names are borne upon the enrollment lists as 
already returned to the office of the provost marshal general of the 
United States." Section 9 provides "That all enlistments into 
the naval service of the United States, or into the marine corps of 
the United States, that may hereafter be made of persons liable to 
service under the act of Congress entitled 'An act for enrolling 
and calling out the national forces, and for other purposes,' 
approved March third, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, shall be 
credited to the ward, town, township, precinct or election district, 
or county" &c., "in which such enlisted men were or may be en- 
rolled and liable to duty under the act aforesaid, under such regu- 
lations as the provost marshal, general of the United States may 
prescribe." The provision in Section 2 seems to be general and 
to allow credit for all seamen previously furnished to the navy, 
but Section 9 seems to limit the credit to enlistments in the naval 



COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. 27 

service made after the date of the act. The latter seems to have 
been considered the controlling provision, and accordingly the 
Provost Marshal General of the United States, in Circular No. 11, 
of Circulars of the Provost Marshal's Bureau for 1863-4-5, at 
page 157, promulgates the opinion of Honorable William "Whiting, 
Solicitor of the War Department, as the authoritative regulation of 
the Bureau in regard to credits on the quotas of wards, towns, &c., 
to this effect: "First. A person enlisting into the marine corps or 
naval service of the United States who is (according to the pro- 
visions of the act of March 3, 1863) liable to military service, 
whether enrolled or not — if he might be enrolled— is to be credited 
to the quota of the place where he was liable to military service. 
Second. Persons not liable to military service, whether enrolled 
or not enrolled, should not be credited to any quota." 

Section 3 of the act of July 1, 1864, pi-ovides as follows : " That 
all enlistments into the naval service or marine corps during the 
present war shall be credited to the appropriate township, pre- 
cinct, or district, in the same manner as enlistments for the army." 
Section 8, of the act of July 4, 1864, which is undoubtedly a sub- 
stitute for said section 3, provides as follows : "That all persons 
in the naval service of the United States who have entered said 
service during the present rebellion, who have not been credited 
to the quota of any town, district, ward, or State, by reason of their 
being in said service and not enrolled prior to February twenty- 
fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four, shall be enrolled and 
credited to the quotas of the town, ward, district, or State, in 
which they respectively reside, upon satisfactory proof of their 
residence made to the Secretary of War." 

It will be seen at a glance, that the acts of July in no way 
change the requirement in the act of February, that credits to 
towns, &c., shall be given only for actual residents of such towns, 
enrolled or liable to be enrolled. They only add another class, — 
residents of towns not actually enrolled on account of absence in 
the naval service of the United States ; and an express provision 
is added, that the residence is a fact to be proved. Mr. Wilson, 
chairman of the Military Committee in the U. S. Senate, in report- 
ing the act of July 4, 1864, says, that the 8th section "throws the 
burden of proof upon the community claiming to have credit for 
seamen, and the proof is to be made satisfactory to the War De- 
partment. If they do not prove it clearly they do not get any 
credit for them." There is no ambiguity about the law and no 



28 PAPER CREDITS. 

misunderstanding the intention of its framers. Persons in the 
Navy and Marine Corps were to be credited to the towns where 
they resided and were liable "to enrollment. Aliens and persons 
not having such residence, enlisting or who had enlisted in such 
service* were not to be so credited. Their service enured to the 
benefit of the United States at large^ Perhaps an alien might be 
a substitute, or might volunteer, and, with his own consent might 
go upon the quota of any town ; he might waive his alienage and 
permit himself to be enrolled and drafted ; in these cases he might 
lawfully be assigned to the credit of the town for which he con- 
sented to volunteer or to be drafted. The naval service of all other 
aliens the government had the benefit of, and called only for such 
persons as it needed besides. 

The law thus interpreted by itself should have controlled the 
Provost Marshal's Bureau, and when the Provost Marshal General 
in his letter of July 9, 1864, appointing Governor Cony and Maj. 
Gardiner to the Naval Commission, instructed them that in deter- 
mining the credits the State of Maine, and different sub-divisions 
of it were entitled to, " the Secretary thinks it will be fair to as- 
sume that the State in which naval enlistments have been made, 
is entitled to credit for the enlistments, unless it shall appear by 
more direct evidence that the credits belong elsewhere," he seems 
to us to have transcended the requirements of law. The terms 
and intendment of the act were to throw the burden of proving 
residence upon the towns ; the effect of the instruction was to 
assume the residence to be at the place of enlistment, and throw 
the burden of disproving it upon the town making an adverse 
claim. The instruction from the same ofiicer to Governor Cony 
and Major Littler, of December 10, 1864, authorizing the crediting 
of the 251 naval recruits, is of the same force and refers to the 
foregoing instruction. The mere private endorsement upon the 
Marine Corps list, in the hands of Messrs. Pike & Colby, authoriz- 
ing a credit of the names it contained to districts and sub-districts 
of Maine, and the similar instruction authorizing a like credit of 
about 200 names upon a list held by G. P. Cochrane, to districts 

and sub-districts in the State of , does not seem to us to have 

had the slightest pretext of law or propriety to vindicate it. Of 
the first list the proof shows that only two-thirds of the names 
thereon were genuine, and there is no proof that any of the names 
upon the last list were genuine. There was no safeguard against 
an indefinite supply of names, or against the same name being sold 



COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. 29 

and credited indefinitely to any number of States. As to how 
these orders were procured, we do not deem the proofs we have 
collected suflScient in quantity and quality to express, ofiBcially, 
our opinion. That high officer acted outside of our jurisdiction, if 
not of our criticism, and his conduct is a matter more fit for a Con- 
gressional than a State Legislative investigation. 

But the Provost Marshal's Bureau was a military rather than a 
civil department, and its actions are to be judged under the prin- 
ciples of the military rather than the civil law. The orders emana- 
ting from General Fry, whether general or special, were an ample 
vindication for all acts fairly done, according to their plain intent 
and meaning, by the persons claiming authority subordinate to 
that department. • 

It does not appear that the Naval Commission undertook to ex- 
ercise the whole discretion given them in the instructions of July 
9, 1864. If the 451 men which they reported as having enlisted 
in the navy, but could not be credited to any particular town, were 
actually enlisted in Maine, they might under those instructions 
have credited them to Portland, Kittery or Belfast, if enlisted at 
those points, but, either'doubting the legality of such instructions 
or from abundant caution, they seem to have asked permission of 
the Provost Marshal General to credit them to the State at large, 
and to have obtained permission therefor by his letter of August 
30, 1864. A large number of these enlisted naval men, both before 
and after this assignment of "General Credits," seem to have been 
claimed as residents of towns in this State, by returns which are 
now shown to be false. The only evidence we have taken upon 
the poin.t is to the effect that the Naval Commission had no know- 
ledge or suspicion that such returns were not reliable. General 
Hodsdon admits that he suggested to Mr. Farwell that he should 
cause a part of these men to be claimed as residents of certain 
inland towns, of which he must have known that they were not 
residents ; and whether the suggestion came from some knowledge 
that a similar practice had been resorted to by other dealers in 
this class of men, is a question upon which any one can form his 
own opinion. In regard to an officer whose oversight of the mili- 
tary affairs of the State was so minute, whose system of adminis- 
tration, arrangement and record was so methodical, and whose 
personal capacity so far exceeded even the large requirements of 
his place, it is difficult to infer that practices not authorized by the 
fair construction of law and dangerous to the public service, 



30 PAPER CREDITS. 

escaped his vigilant attention. General Ilodsdon, however, had 
no oflBcial responsibility for these matters. They did not belong 
to the department of his oflSce, and what assistance he rendered 
was either voluntary or as a clerk, and his knowledge, if any, did 
not necessarily effect his superiors. 

We have already admitted that an order from the Provost Mar- 
shal General justified all acts done in strict pursuance of it, by the 
Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General of Maine, his subordi- 
nate. It is necessary, therefore, to know with some precision, the 
terms of such orders, and the precise powers they gave. The only 
one of which we have been able to find a copy is that from General 
Fry to Acting Assisting Provost Marshal General, R. M. Littler, 
dated December 10, 1864, which require(^ the then governor and 
A. A. P. M. General of the State to adjust the credits for 251 naval 
recruits "under the same rules laid down in my letter of July 9, 
1864, to Governor Cony and Major Gardiner, appointing them a 
Commission," &c. That is, if the enlistments were in Maine, "to 
assume that the State is entitled to credit for them, unless it shall 
appear by more direct evidence that the credits belong elsewhere." 
We have only verbal testimony of the terms of the special orders to 
credit the names borne on the Marine Corps lists offered by Pike & 
Colby and Cochrane. The authority given seems to have been to 
credit said names to districts and sub-districts in the State of Maine. 
This authority gave to the Naval Commission in the first class, £tnd 
to the A. A. P. M. General of Maine in the other classes, authority 
which they were bound to exercise in good faith and according to 
law. It did not require them to credit the men to Heath, Farwell, 
Manley, Pike, Gordon, Higgins, or any other broker or person. 
The Adjutant and Inspector of the Marine Corps, through the 
Secretary of the Navy, in a communication dated December 20, 
18T0, says : "The muster rolls of the Marine Corps are under the 
charge of the Commanding oflScers of Stations, Receiving Ships, 
and Rendezvous, and the Adjutant and Inspector's OflSce at Head 
Quarters. No recruiting agent or person, other than those em- 
ployed as clerks in the above named oflfices could have had control 
of or access to them." 

No recruiting officer or other person could lawfully have the 
original rolls to carry them into different states. No certified 
copy of the rolls could be properly furnished, except upon a 
formal request for them by the Executive, by Congress, or by 
a governor of a state, or by some other recognized public oflScer. 



COMMISSIONERS' REPORT, 31 

If any oflScer or clerk furnished such copy, or the original, to any 
unauthorized person, it would be a misdemeanor for which he 
would be liable to dismission from oflSce, and if it was done cor- 
ruptly, with the knowledge that it was to be used unlawfully, he 
would be liable to arrest and punishment. An officer or clerk that 
would furnish such certified rolls for money, would furnish as 
many similar ones as would be paid for. However obtained, such 
certified roy (if not a forgery) was only evidence that certain 
names were names of men in the service. Any other evidence, 
as of a man who had surreptitiously copied a roll or record, would 
be nothing more or less than similar evidence. The only value of 
any such paper was that certain officials, who had that discretion, 
ordered the names on it to be distributed and credited to towns 
called upon for men, by which act the parties allowed to control 
it were enabled to sell the names upon it to such towns. For such 
order such parties could well afford to pay a large gratuity. Hav- 
ing obtained it, the only risk ran was that some other speculator 
might buy a similar attested copy, procure a similar order, and 
compete with them in ofiering the names to towns. Thei'e was 
probably cunning if not honor enough among this class not gen- 
erally to operate in the^ame state, though we have no knowledge 
that the Cochrane list and the Delany list were not of the same 
men, and each parts of the Colby & Pike list. The ambiguous 
te^pis of the order which left the State to which they were to be 
credited, blank, favored such repetition. 

. The recruiting agents who had come into possession of these 
papers, whether or not in violation of any rule or law, may have 
done some meritorious service, or furnished some useful informa- 
tion, for which they were entitled to receive some equitable com- 
mission or compensation. Their claim to absolute ownership of 
the rolls or lists, in the absence of all authority from the men 
themselves to assign them and collect local bounties for them, was 
a claim not defined by any law, or founded upon any equitable 
consideration. The actual assignment of these men was virtually 
to these brokers, who dictated the towns upon whose quotas they 
should be placed, such towns paying to the brokers an average 
price of |400 per man for such privilege. ' 

We fail to see the fairness and good faith of such distribution, 
nor do we see how an assignment to certain towns which had 
bought claims to credits for certain enlistments of brokers claim- 
ing to control the lists on which their names were borne, can be 



32 PAPER CREDITS. 

justified as a strict or literal execution of an order — which order 
was itself illegal — to " credit to districts and sub-districts of 
Maine." 

It was doubtless inconvenient, if not impossible, to deduct these 
men from the whole quota of the State, and call only for the num- 
ber assigned to the State after feuch deduction. But Gov. Cony 
himself had indicated how a discretion to credit generally to 
Maine, or to districts and sub-districts thereof, shou]|^ be exer- 
cised, when he had decided to " allow unclaimed and hence general 
naval credits to such poor and meritorious localities as were 
deemed most deserving of them." Here were from eight hundred 
to one thousand men that, by some stroke of luck, or, as it ap- 
pears, by an illegal or unauthorized order of the competent mili- 
tary authority, had fallen to the general credit of the State, There 
was no reason why they might not have been distributed upon 
some fair and equal rule in the manner that other men, substan- 
tially of the same class, had been disposed of. But the lists were 
in private hands of persons who claimed ownership of them, and 
who, if their claims had not been respected, would have carried 
tliem to other States. True, as to the first Heath list, the claim 
to private ownership seems to have been disregarded, and when 
the marine corps list was first offered it was summarily seized by 
Major Gardiner, against the protest of the ostensible owner, and 
sent to Washington. It is altogether probable, however, tj|at 
these very proceedings made the manipulators of the lists more 
cautious, and that having an order to credit, which was either 
equivocal in terms, by the name of the State being left blank, or 
capable of being changed, they left to the military authorities the 
alternative either to distribute the names as they should indicate, 
or to call upon the towns for so many more real men. 

Important facilities seemed to have been furnished by the se- 
lectmen of towns, who gave certificates of residence of such men 
as were transferred from the general credit to the credit of such 
towns. It must be remembered that these papers were prepared 
by the brokers, and the plausible reasons to explain away scruples 
can be found in the testimony. The strong interest that officials, 
both Stateihid local, had to abate the rigor of the draft, to allay 
the apprehensions and opposition of the towns, which in some 
places amounted to a panic and almost to a sedition, made them 
naturally eager to obtain whatever advantages, in the way of ex- 
emption or factitious supply of men, were fairly within their 



COMMISSIONERS' REPORT. 33 

reach. Rumors, perhaps exaggerated, of shifts resorted to in 
other states, by shrewd operators and unscrupulous officers, to fill 
quotas without recruiting men, stimulated competition. A too 
harsh judgment, particularly after this lapse of time, upon what 
was done or overlooked in a deplorable season of national and 
local distress, would not be responded to by the public sympathy. 

The sums shown to have been received by brokers for credits, 
to which, if the State was entitled at all, it was entitled without 
pay, seem in the aggregate enormously disproportioned to the 
triviality of the services rendered and the slight risks incurred by 
the purchasers. The bargain seemed to be one of absolute se- 
curity to the purchasers. They were not to pay in any case un- 
less the proper military authority sanctioned the assignment, and 
as the contract to sell had been, in many cases, conditionally 
made, and even the purchase money advanced, and as the market 
was sure and rising, no investment ever offered a more tempting 
opportunity for quick returns and large profits. Possibly intend- 
ing only a slight commission above the advances they were to make, 
they found themselves compelled afterwards, by the uncontrollable 
laws of demand and supply, to rise in the prices of their wares, 
just as the holders of everything salable in California after the 
gold discoveries, or in all the north after the late suspension of 
specie payments, found everything appreciating on their hands. 
As soon as you begin to buy and sell men, you bring them as 
much under the laws of trade as are corn and cloth. 

We have already indicated as distinctly as we deem necessary, 
our views in reference to the right of towns to recover the moneys 
paid to brokers for naval and other suspicious credits. Some ex- 
pectation may have been entertained that we should in some way 
revise the action of the Commission on Equalization of Municipal 
War Debts, and let in for reimbursement the towns furnishing 
themselves with what are called "paper credits," the claim for re- 
imbursement for which was disallowed by said commission. We 
understand, however, that the ground for such disallowance was 
that the existing laws did not cover that class of cases. It is for 
the Legislature, and not for us, to say whether the class for which 
reimbursement has already been provided shall be enlarged by fur- 
ther enactments. We doubt if the great majority of towns in this 
State which sent their young men to the battle-field will consent, 
or ought to consent, to contribute in taxes to provide a bonus for 
the comparatively few towns which purchased fictitious credits, 
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34 PAPER CREDITS. 

and the nominal service of unknown persons and fictitious persons 
of recruiting agents and brokers. The advantage of saving from 
draft and recruitment their own men, was an advantage fully 
equivalent to the hundred dollars which the State has denied, and 
at the time it was supposed to be equivalent to much more than 
that. When it is considered that as dearly as paper credits came 
to be rated in the competition of towns, real, home men always 
ruled some hundred dollars higher in the market, and that for these 
latter a provision for the support of the families had to be advanced, 
the balance of pecuniary advantage will be found to be in favor of 
those towns whose quotas were filled by the class of credits which 
we have investigated. 

All of which is respectfully reported. 

GEORGE F. TALBOT. 
SELDEN CONNOR. 



APPEISTDIXES. 



APPEKDIX A. 



The following papers accompany the foregoing Report, and are 
made a part of it, viz : 

1. Depositions of oflScers and agents of towns, and papers an- 
nexed thereto. 

2. Depositions of brokers. 

3. Depositions of officers and others. 

4. Abstract from testimony of officers and agents of towns, con- 
taining name of town, name of witness, names of men said to have 
been furnished, name of broker of whom the purchase was made, 
the price paid, and the class to which the credits were said to 
belong, and other data. 

5. Correspondence, through the Governor, with the War and 
Navy Departments. 

6. Copies of correspondence between the Naval Commission and 
A. A. P. M. General of Maine with the Provost Marshal General 
of the United States. 

7. Copy of distribution of the 251 naval list. 

8. Communication of A. B. Farwell to Portland Advertiser of 
October 5, 1869. 

9. Specimen copy of return of men in Navy, claimed to be resi- 
dents of town of Mercer. 



38 PAPER CREDITS. 

Lfst of Depositions of Officers and Agents of Towns. 



Name of Witness. 


Name of Town. 


Name of Witness. 


Name of Town. 


William H Small 


Alna. 

Andover. 

Anson. 

Athens. 

Athens. 

Atkinson. 

Atkinson. 

Auburn. 

Bethel. 

Bingham. 

Boothbay. 

Bristol. 

Bowdoinham. 

Chesterville. 

China. 

China. 

Concord, 

Corinna. 

Corinna. 

Cumberland, 

Damarisootta. 

Detroit. 

Dexter. 

Eddington. 

Edgecomb. 

Embden. 

Embden. 

Fairfield. 

Freeport. 

Freeport. 

Friendship. 

Friendship. 

Greene. 

Greenville. 

Greenwood. 

Greenwood. 

Hallowell. 

Harmony. 

Hartford, 

Jefferson. 

Lebanon. 

Leeds. 

Lewiston. 

Lisbon. 

Litchfield. 

Litchfield. 

Livermore. 

Manchester. 

Mercer. 

Mexico. 

Monmouth. 








James R. Marston* 

George W. Whitney* 

Elisha W. Shaw 


Mt. Vernon. 




Newport. 
Newport. 
Newport. 
New Portland. 




S. L Tobey 


Eliot Walker 


Seth Lee* 




R. A. Snow 




Nobleborough. 
Norridgewock. 


Thomas Littlefield 








North Berwick. 




0. C. Greeley 




John Montgomery* 

Arnold Blaney 




Palmyra. 
Parsonsfield. 


John Brackett, 2d 

Benjamin Tarbox 




Phillips. 

Phipsburg. 

Pittston. 

Pittsfield. 

Pl's'nt Ridge pi. 

Porter. 


George L. Riggs* 

Nathan Redlon 

A. H. Abbot 

Corydon Felker of Solon*.. 
Robert Knowles 


Frederic J. Parks 

A. H. Clark , .... 

' H. B. Connor 


Moses S. Moulton 


Winck worth S. Allen 


Richmond. 


William L. Prince 


T. J. Southard* 


Richmond. 


Albion G. Huston 


Prentiss M. Putnam* 

Elisha S. Case* 


Rumford. 
Readfield. 


Tristram P. Sawyer 

George S. Comins* 

Thomas Cunningham 




Geo. A. Frost,* aflBdavit of. 
Horatio Hiofht* 


Sanford. 

Scarborough. '■ 

Sidney. 

Sidney. 

Smithfield. 

Smithfield. 


William Atkinson* 


William A. Shaw 






Albert N. Greenwood 

Micah Stockbridge 


Isaac W. Varney 

Moses Dunsmoor 


Nathan 0. True 


Daniel R. Matthews 

Henry Williamson 

Alf'd A. Eastman of Chat- ) 
ham,N. H., \ 

Benjamin Hunter* 

S. F. Small 


South port. 
Starks. 


Robert Geyer 


Nelson Thompson 

Augustus Sprague 

M. G. Shaw. 


Stow. 

Strong. 
Temple. 
Thomaston. 


Willard Herrick 


William Richardson 

Ariel Wall 


Joseph H. Jacobs 


Joseph A. Magoon 

Joseph S. Mendall 


James Fowler, Jr* 


Unil«y. 

Vassalborongh. 

Waldoborough. 


Artell Hall of Newcastle. . 




William Emery 


Otis W. Fabyan of Lewiston 
Harding L. Watts, Monm'th 

Moses R. Mathews 

Joseph Percival 


Benjamin Tumor* 

Jacob B. Ham* 


Wales. 


Horace C. White* 




Thomas Holmes 






John Woodbury 




Westport. 


Orison Rollins, 


Isaac H. Coffin 


Sullivan Kilbreth 


Colby C. Cornish 


Winslow. 


S. B. Walton 


C. A. Wing 


Winthrop. 
Wells. 


John Larrabee 




Ambrose Real 







Depositions of Brokers. 



Josiah H. Greeley. 
G. M. Delany. 
S. C. Archer. 
Frank Davis. 
O. K. Yates. 
Joseph F. Nye. 



F. Kenriok. 

T. H. Hubbard. 

G. P. Cochrane. 
William C. Simmons. 
T. H. Dinsmore. 
James P. Hill. 



John N. Stimson. 
D. T. Pike. 
A. B. Farwell. ■'' 
H. A. Williams. 
Z. R. Wright. 
Ira D. Sturgis. 



*See Report of Select Committee of the Senate, page 39. 



APPENDIX A. 
Depositions of Officers and others. 



39 



H. S. Osgood. 
B. H. Hinds. 
John L. Hodsdon. 
James M. Stone. 



Charles K. Partridge. 
George N. Page. 
John T. Hull. 
Hiram Ruggles. 



Wm. H. Chesley, and papers 
referred to in it. 

W. Atkinson, and correspond- 
ence with Maj. Gardiner. 



GEO. F. TALBOT. 
SELDEN CONNOR. 



REPORT OF SELECT COMMITTEE OF THE SENATE. 



To the Honorable Senate of Maine : 

Tour Committee, to which was referred the testimony and papers 
accompanying the report of the commission of the paper credit 
investigation, for the purpose of recommending what portion of 
the same should be printed, have examined the said testimony and 
papers therewith connected, as carefully as their time would allow, 
and find that there are several depositions of town oflScers, or 
other persons who testified in behalf of the several towns, which 
are of no essential importance to the report of said commission, or, 
as furnishing information of public interest. It is also found, that 
in many instances several depositions cover the same ground, and 
hence add nothing to the completion of the history of the matters 
relative to which such depositions pertain. We therefore con- 
clude that the depositions, or afiidavits, of the following named 
persons, together with the papers thereto annexed, should not be 
printed, viz : 

Seth Lee, J. R.«Marston, George W. Whitney, James Carney, 
Josiah Merrow, Benjamin Hunter, Jacob B. Ham, Corydon Felker, 
John Richards, John Montgomery, James Mulligan, Prentiss M. 
Putnam, James Fowler, Jr., H. C. White, L G. Kimball, Horatio 
Hight, G. A. Frost, Benjamin Turner, Levi Andrews, George L. 
Riggs, T. J. Southard, Jesse Davis, George S. Comins, Elisha S. 
Case, and the first deposition of William Atkinson. 

We find among the papers, which were submitted by the com- 
mission, three schedules or tables marked "A," "C" and "B," a 
large portion of which consists of information common to all. 



40 PAPER CREDITS. 

Therefore we have consolidated the information contained in the 
three in table A, thus retaining- all the information in a much more 
compact form. We recommend that table "A," as now made up, 
be printed, and tables "C" and "D" be not printed. 

We find that table "B" is mainly a verification of the assign- 
ments shown in table "A," and recommend that it be not printed. 

We recommend that all the testimony and papers thereto an- 
nexed, and all the schedules and other papers accompanying the 
report of the commission, be printed except as above specified. 

Mr. A. 0. Walker, who was the clerk of the commission, has 
called our attention to a letter from the War Departrnent, accom- 
panied by certified copies of telegrams and letters on file in that 
department, which letter and copies are in answer to the letter of 
the commission of January 6th, lSTl,to the Governor, and by him 
forwarded to the War Department. A copy of this letter is with 
the papers referred to us, but the answer as above described had. 
not reached the commission at the time of making their report. 
We think this letter and accompanying copies are essential, and 
accordingly recommend that they also be printed. 

We further recommend that this, our report, be printed with the 
said papers as showing all the papers that are omitted in the print- 
ing, and why they are so omitted. 

All of which is respectfully submitted. 

DAVID DUDLEY. 
S. T. HIN.KS. 
SAMUEL E. SMITH. 



In Senate, February 8, 18Y1. 
Read and accepted, and recommendations adopted. 

SAMUEL W. LANE, Secretary. 



APPENDIX B. 



EVIDENCE AND DOCUMENTS 

ACCOMPANYING THE REPORT OP THE COMMISSIONERS 
ON "PAPER CREDITS." 



Augusta, Me., Saturday, May 28, 1870. 

Joseph Pekcival of Waterville, sworn and examined. 
By Mr. SANBORN. 

Question. I understood you to say you was chairman of the Selectmen of 
Waterville in 1864 ? 

Answer. I was. 

Q. Have you any papers showing how Waterville filled its quotas under call 
of October 1863, February, March, July and December 1861:? 

A. I have certain papers here which I have not had time to examine this 
morning, but I presume I have such papers. (Presents a package of papers 
which were immediately marked A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H.) 

Q. It would seem that Waterville paid J. P. Deering & Co. certain amounts 
and to Pike & Colby certain amounts. Have you their receipts ? 

A. I have Pike & Colby's for $4,250, hereto annexed, marked "A." I have 
Deering & Co.'s account, settled for $11,050, hereto annexed, marked "B," and 
I had receipts for that amount and they should be with the papers. 

Q. Will you look at the names on the certificate of the Acting Assistant 
Provost Marshal General, dated January 2, 1865, marked "D," and see if the 
men were residents of Waterville? 

A. (Witness looks.) They were not residents of Waterville, I think. I 
do not recognize the names. 

Q. Which of the members of the firm of Deering & Co. did you negotiate 
with? 

A. All were present. 

Q. Where did each member of the firm reside ? 

A. J. P. Deering and Wm. C. Simmons resided in Augusta ; J. P. Hill re- 
sided in Waterville. 

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42 PAPER CREDITS. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Who commenced the negotiation with the firm? 

A. Hill came to me, I think. 

Q. Under what call were the credits to be made ? 

A. I don't know ; some call of 18G4. 

Q. What representations about the men and ability of the firm to furnish 
men did Mr. Hill make to you? 

A. My impression is now that he said he had control of certain men which 
he could place upon our quota, or could furnish upon our quota, and had 
authority to have credited and would have credited to us if we would buy them. 
I replied that if they will fill our quota, be accepted by the Provost Marshal, 
we will take them, and when he furnishes us the evidence that they have been 
mustered in we will pay for them. He said you can make inquiry of General 
Hodsdon and see what he says. 

Q. Did you ask him as to his authority to control these men or credits ? 

A. Yes. He said Navy men had not been assigned to towns and could now 
be, and that they had the control of them or some of them. This conversation 
was at Waterville. I afterwards came to Augusta and saw Deering and Sim- 
mons, and renewed the conversation with them. They said Mr. Hill was 
authorized to make the statement and they would carry the agreement into 
effect. 

Q. Did you question Deering & Co. at Augusta as to their authority to con- 
trol tliese men, and if so, what was their reply ? 

A. I do not recollect that I did. 

Q. Did either of the firm refer you to the Adjutant General for information 
as to their authority to control these men ? 

A. I think they did, each of them. They said I could satisfy myself as to 
their authority by inquiring of General Hodsdon. 

Q. Did you inquire of the Adjutant General, and if so, what information 
did he give you? 

A. I did. I had several conversations with him in regard to the matter. 
He said, "If you see them credited to your quota that is all you need." 

Q. What sums were you authorized at that time to pay for men? 

A. I considered myself authorized to pay as high as $600, — one hundred 
dollars for recruiting fee and $500 for bounty. 

Q. Were these two sums exclusive of any bounty the recruit was entitled 
to receive from the State or General Government? 

A. They were. It was for town bounty simply. 

Q. On being satisfied from this interview with the Adjutant General, did 
you or not, close the trade, and what was the trade? 

A. I did, and agreed to give $525 each for three years' men, $425 for two 
years' men, and $325 for one year's men. I first bought ten (10) men of Deer- 
ing & Co., which were put down as one year's men, but Hill said he could have 
them changed to three years if we were particular about it. 

Q. Did you ask either of the firm how these men came at their disposal, 
and whether they had paid any consideration for them ? 

A. I don't recollect that I did, or that they made any conversation about 
that. 



APPENDIX B. 43 

Q. Did you understand that these men which you were buying were in the 
naval service of the United States ? ^ 

A. I did so understand. 

Q. Why did you pay these sums of money to these men for such credits 
any more than to any other men ? 

A. They said they had the control of them, and Gen. Hodsdon had said 
that if I saw them credited to our quota he did not see why I would not be safe 
in paying for them. 

Q. When and in what manner did you make your payments for them? 

A. Payment was by myself in cash at the time specified in the receipts, ex- 
cept in one case. 

Q. Now what papers were signed on their part or on yours ? 

A. I signed no writing. The contract was verbal. They brought me the 
certificate of Assistant Provost Marshal General, which is hereto annexed, 
marked D, before referred to, and gave me their receipts, one dated January 
11, 1865, marked E, for f2500, and the other dated January 16, 1865, marked 
F, lor $750. Both are hereto annexed. 

Q. When this certificate was brought to you, were you requested to sign 
any certificate or papers as to the residence of the men? 

A. No ; not at any time, nor did any other town officer to my knowledge. 

Q. Did you present claim for reimbursement for these men, among others 
to the Committee on Equalization of Municipal War Debts? 

A. I understood they were presented, and that as to these men the claim 
was disallowed. I did not present the claim myself. 

Q. Has the town or its officers ever made any demand of Deering & Co. to 
recover the amount paid for these men? 

A. The town agent informs me that the town has brought a suit to recover 
the money paid for them. 

Q. Did the firm of Deering & Co. say anything as to the cost to them of 
these men? 

A. Mr. Hill said that the men had cost them a good deal, and that the firm was 
not making only a fair compensation. I bantered him to get the men as low 
as possible, and he said there were towns enough that would give that and 
more. 

Bt Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. How many men did you purchase of Deering & Co. ? 

A. I think 26 in all, as per paper marked " B," before referred to. 

Q. Have you receipts for certain men other than the ten which have been 
mentioned? 

A. I think I have, but I have not found them this morning. 



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AcGUSTA, Me., Monday, May 30, 1870. 
Joseph Percival appeared and his examination was continued. 

By Me. TALBOT. 

Q. Did you purchase any men or names of Messrs. Pike & Colby for the 
quota of Waterville ? 

^4. I did, sir. 

Q. Did you take a certificate of enrolment of the Acting Provost Marshal 
General, and a similar certificate of the Commissioner of Enrolment? 

A. I did, and the original papers are annexed te this deposition and marked 
•'C'and "G," respectively. 

Q. Of whom did the firm of Pike & Colby consist, and what was their busi- 
ness at the time ? 

A. Daniel T. Pike of Augusta, and Colby, I think, of Augusta. I don't 
know his Christian name. They advertised as substitute brokers. 

Q. "With whom did you first negotiate with reference to the purchase of ten 
men ? • 

A. My first negotiation was with a man by the name of Hurd, who claimed 
to act as agent or runner for the firm of Pike & Colby. 

Q. What did Hurd say in reference to the men or the matter of furnishing 
the men, and when did you see him first? 

^4. He called on me first at Waterville. He says we have the control of 
men that we can furnish you, ten or more. I inquired who he meant by we ; 
he said responsible parties — I will take you to responsible parties. 

Q. Was there anything said by Hurd about the price at which men could 
be furnished, if so, what? 

A. He said he could furnish me with ten three years' men for $425 each, 
for our town. 

Q. W^as anything said by him as to who the men were, and how they were 
obtained? 

.4. I don't know that I can fix the language he used. My impression is now 
he told me that these men they had got control of through an agency they had 
at Washington — unassigned men, in the service unassigned to any quota. By 
they I understood him to mean the responsible parties, aforesaid, not named. 

Q. Did Mr. Hurd at that time tell you anything about the parties whom he 
represented, as to how they derived their right to sell them? 

^4. I don't recollect that he did. 

Q. Did you have any other conversation with Hurd in reference to the 
men? 

A. He told me then, or while we were coming down to Augusta together, 
that the parties he represented were Messrs. Pike & Colby of Augusta. I said 
I knew Pike, and said I considered him responsible, and when they produced 
evidence that these men were credited to the quota of Waterville the money 
would be ready. 



APPENDIX B. 45 

Q. Did you come down to Augusta with Hurd and go with him to see Messrs. 
Pike & Colby ? 

A. I did. 

Q. What further conversation did you have with P. & C. ? 

A. I met Mr. Pike, and by him was introduced to Mr. C. at their place of 
business in Augusta. I stated to them the proposition that Mr. Hurd had made 
about furnishing ten men for our quota, and they said they would carry it into 
effect. I don't recollect which talked, both were present. I said to them that 
I should pay the money when they brought me the evidence that they were 
credited on the quota of Waterville. 

Q. Did you inquire of P. & C. who the men were which they proposed to 
furnish ; if they paid anything for them, or how they obtained authority to sell 
them ? and did they, or either of them, make any statement in reference to 
those matters ? 

A. I am not certain that they did. My impression is that they confirmed 
the statements of Hurd, but did not make any particular statement as to how 
they procured the men. I got the impression through some of the parties with 
whom I negotiated that there was an agency in ^Yashington through which these 
men or credits came, but think that I learned most about this through D. & Co., 
and then learned from Hurd that these tejtmen were a part of the same lot of 
men, ten of which I had previously bought of D. & Co. 

Q. Was Hurd present during your conversation with P. & C. ? 

A. He was. 

Q. Who delivered to you the papers marked " C " and " G " ? 

A. I am not certain, but my impression is that Mr. H. showed me at Water- 
ville one of these, that is, a certificate from the P. M. Gen. that the men had 
been mustered. 

Q. After you had the conversation that you have testified about, did you or 
not return home ? 

A. I did. 1 had to wait for certificates that the men were mustered or 
credited. 

Q. Did you come down to Augusta again to consummate the business, or 
did P. & C. send you the papers at Waterville ? 

A. I did. I came down again in a short time after the certificates and 
brought the money, and on receiving these two certificates and receipts marked 
"C," "G" and "A," respectively, I paid over the money specified in said receipt 
marked "A." 

Q. Did either P. or C. at that time make any statement about the men? 

A. I have no recollection. 

Q. How long have you lived ia Waterville, and are you well acquainted 
with the residents in that town ? 

A. I have lived in Waterville since 1833, and am well acquainted with the 
residents. 

Q. Look over the list of names in the certificate marked "C" and state 
whether they are names of persons that have ever resided in Waterville to 
your knowledge. 

A. (Looks over the names.) They are not the names of residents of Water- 
ville or of families residing there. 



46 PAPER CREDITS. 

Q. Did you sign any certificate or other paper, or did any town oflBcer of 
Waterville to your knowledge, certifying tliese men as residents of Waterville ? 

A. No sir ; I have no recollection of signing such paper, or of either of my 
associates signing such paper, or tliat I or they signed any paper, or that any 
was presented to us for signature in reference to these men. 

Q. Have claims for reimbursement for those men been presented to the 
Com. on E. M. W. D., and if so were they or not allowed? 

A. They were presented and were not allowed, as I am informed, on the 
ground that there was no evidence that any such men were ever in service. 
~ Q. Has the town of Waterville made any demand of P. & C. for the refund- 
ing of the money paid them for these men? 

A. I am informed by the town agent that the town has made a demand by 
suing P. & C, and attaching their property, and that the suit is now pending. 

Q. Since Saturday have you made a search for additional list of men bought 
of D. & Co., and if so, with what success? 

A. I have made search, but have not found it. I am positive that we had 
a list other than the one I have furnished, but it has been lost or mislaid. I 
think so from the fact that this letter marked " H " was sent to the town offi- 
cers of Waterville. 

Q. Were sixteen of the men furnished by D. & Co. bona fide men ? 

A. I think there were not so many as sixteen, but I have no list of paper 
men other than the ten before referred to. 

Q. How long was your negotiation progressing with J. P. Deering & Co. ? 

A. Some days ; perhaps some weeks. 

Q. Was any reference made by them to any of the military officials at the 
State House with regard to the acceptance of the men which they proposed to 
sell to you, and if so, what? 

A. There was. Hill said the matter of the acceptance of those men was 
under advisement by the Commissioh, consisting, I think, of the Governor and 
the A. A. P. Marshal, and if they decided to allow the men, then our trade 
was to be perfected. There was a man here from Massachusetts whose name 
was Burrell I think, who said he had a lot of men in the same way, and he 
proposed to sell us some ; but we did not buy of him because they were not re- 
ceived by the authorities at Washington. He claimed that the men were 
residents of this State. He had a list of the men and a certificate of the mus- 
tering officer. These papers were shown to the Commission here, and the 
Adjutant General — that is my impression — sent them on to Washington, and 
they were disallowed, and consequently the trade fell through. 

JOSEPH PERCIVAL. 

John Gray of Embden, sworn and examined. 

I, John Gray of Enibden, being of lawful age testify and say, I was chairman of 
the Selectmen of Embden from 1860 to 1866. I obtained men or credits of men 
on the quota of the town of Embden of Messrs. Pike & Colby during the war — 
it was for the call of December, 1864. I came to Augusta. Our able-bodied men 
were entirely exhausted. We thought it best to do as other towns did — raise 
money and procure men elsewhere. I came to Augusta by direction of the 



APPENDIX B. 



47 



town, under a recorded vote of the town. I think I had some talk with J. P. D. 
& Co., also with Hill of Waterville, who was a runner for the P. Mar. of the 
3d Dist. I think Hill & Deering were together in the office of the latter, 
where I went to see what I could do. I told him I was in want of ten or a 
dozen men, and came for the purpose of making a trade. I then questioned 
them about the amount of money they should ask for men. I had a letter from 
Deering stating that he was in the business of furnishing men. They said they 
had men that they could furnish. I think it was D. who said that they should 
ask $500. After consulting them as to price I said I would look around town 
further and see what I could do. I then left the office. Mr. D. then said that 
Pike & Colby furnished men, and Mr. Reed and some others, but that they 
could do by me as well as any of them. In the afternoon I fell in with Mr. 
Hill. He came to me in the bar-room of theCushnoc House. He said if I 
would trade with D. & Co. he thought that they would soften a little on their 
offer. I spoke to him in a low tone and asked him to make his best figures. 
I think I handed him my pencil and he marked down $475, and said "there, 
that is my last and best offer." I said I was there for my town and wanted to 
make the best trade that I could, then I added I should look further, I was 
going to canvass the town, and if I could not do any better I thought I 
should trade with him. I then proceeded down to Water street, to the 
office of P. & C. I think I met old uncle Pike just going up the stairs. 
I spoke to him before he went in. He told me that they had men — some 
unassigned men. After proceeding up chamber into the office he introduced 
me as one of the Selectmen of the town of Embden, who wanted some men 
to fill a quota, to Mr. Colby. At first Mr. Colby thought that they were the 
same as played out, but after looking over the books he thought he had about 
twelve or fourteen left, and that I was in luck — ^just in the nick of time. 
The next question I asked them was the price. I told them I would want 
twelve three years' men. They then informed me that $450 was the least dol- 
lar they could talk with me about ; that they had no more than they could sell 
readily at that price, — 'twas that or no trade. I then commenced inquiring as 
to the manner or how they got those recruits, and who they were. They told 
me that they were re-enlisted navy men — marines or navy men — navy men was 
the word they used ; that they were obtained by an agent in Wash- 
ington, and their bounties paid them by an agent in Washington, and their 
names sent or transmitted to them to be sold to such towns as would buy them 
and pay for them to be allowed on their quotas. I questioned them to know if 
they could tell me where these men actually belonged, and they seemed to 
have no accurate knowledge. They said they were men who had enlisted early 
in the war and had re -enlisted. I then told P & C. that I would consider their 
proposition until the next morning. I wished to consult the proper military 
authorities here at Augusta ; I wished to know from them if these men would 
be properly credited and allowed the same as bona fide men enlisted and mus- 
tered in here. Upon that I left them and came up to see Gen. Hodsdon. I 
laid my case before him, and told him what I was about to do, described the 
case as near as I could, told him I had talked with P. & C. — asked him if the re- 
cruits would be all right — would answer our purpose the same as bona fide 



48 PAPER CREDITS. 

men enlisted here. He told me they would. He added it would be better for 
us — better for the government ; it would prevent the risk of loss by desertion 
and bounty jumping. I told Gen. Hodsdon that I was going to buy these men 
of Pike & Colby — I was going to gay for them ; I don't know that I told him 
what I was going to pay per man ; and he said it would be safe te pay money 
for these men. I then proceeded to A. P. Davis' office ; I was then intimately 
acquainted with him. He was Provost Marshal qf this the 3d district. I then 
informed him what I was abont to do ; that I had bargained with Pike & Colby 
for twelve men ; that I was going to pay them quite an amount of money, and 
I wanted to know of him, after instructing him what they had said to me, if the 
names would be accepted by him. I told Davis that they had informed me 
that these men were men they had re-enlisted into the navy by an agent in 
Washington who had paid their 'bounties there, and had transmitted or sent the 
names to them to be sold to the towns that would pay for them. I communi- 
cated to him just what Pike & Colby had told me relative to these men. Davis 
said the names, when brought forward and credited on their books, would be 
just the same to us as men enlisted here and mustered in. He said the names 
should be credited when brought by Pike & Colby, and would be as well and 
even better than bona fide men enlisted and mustered in here. I went over 
then to Major Littler's office, the A. A. Provost Marshal General of Maine, 
and had an interview with him. I says to him I was about to purchase men of 
Pike & Colby. I told him what they told me, that they were men that they had 
enlisted by an agent in Washington, and if I bought and paid for them I asked 
him if it would be as well as if I bought bona fide men here and had them 
mustered in here. His answer to me was, that they would, given rather short 
and abruptly. 

Bt Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Did Maj. Littler, before giving this answer make any inquiry of you 
concerning the origin of the these men, and the character of the arrangement 
you had made with Pike & Colby ? 

A. He did not. He was very impatient in his appearance, and answered 
very abruptly, as above stated, as soon as I had asked the question. I then 
left him. I think the next morning I stepped in, to see Capt. Holmes, an 
officer connected with the A. A. P. M. General, and stated the facts relative to 
the transaction with Pike & Colby very much as I had stated them to Gen. 
Hodsdon, Capt. Davis and Major Littler. His reply was that it was his 
decided opinion that it would be all safe — all right, when the names were 
carried on to our quota. I proceeded over to Pike & Colby's and told them 
that in about a week I would come down with the money. That I would take 
the men. I procured the money and returned in about a week. I met Mr. 
Pike and asked him if the names of the men I bought of him were carried on 
to the quota of our town. He said they had been, according to our agreement. 
I then proceeded over to the Pro. Mar. Office and called the attention of Joseph 
T. Woodward to the matter, and wanted to see the books to see whether we 
had had any additions to our credits. He proceeded to examine the books and 
found the names of twelve men that had been brought forward there by Messrs. 



APPENDIX B. ^ 

Pike & Colby. I then told him he might make make me out a certificate of 
credit for them. The paper under date of Feb. i, 1865, which I annex, is the 
paper which Woodward made me. Paper marked "A." 

Q. Are these the names of persons that are now or ever have been resi- 
dents of Embden or the State of Maine, to your knowledge? 

A. They are not of either. I went over to the office and found Daniel T. 
Pike, who took me to the bank underneath his office, and J then paid him a 
check on Boston for f 4,000 and f 1,400 in money, and received the receipt dated 
Feb. 4, 1865, signed by Pike & Colby, marked "B," and annexed to my depo- 
sition. 

Q. At this time was there any further conversation in regard to these men? 

A. I think not. 

Q. At the titne did you sign, or did any of your town officers sign, any cer- 
tificate or statement, or even a blank relative to the residence of these men? 

A. No, neither I nor any other officer or citizen to. my knowledge then or 
at any time. 

Q. Did the town of Embden make a claim to the Commission on Equaliza- 
tion of Municipal War Debts for reimbursement for these twelve men, and if 
60, what was the result? ' 

A. I understand that it did, and that the claim was disallowed for want of 
sufficient evidence that tlie men were actually in service. 

Q. Did you at any time negotiate with Delany & Co. for men to be credited 
on your town quota, if so state the particulars of the negotiation. 

A. In October, 1864, we needed 14 men to fill the quota of Embden, and I 
came to Delany & Co. to procure the men. They put in 12 men who were 
actually mustered, and for the other two they gave me the annexed certificate 
marked "C." I never knew any names for these two, and never knew that 
they were mustered. I think in one volume of the Adj't General's Reports I 
have seen a credit for two marine men to the quota of Embden, but I don't 
know in what volume. We paid them $8,000 for the 14 men, as appears by 
paper marked "D," hereto annexed. 



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Augusta, Me., Tuesday, May 31, 1870. 
John Gkay of Embden appeared, and his examination was continued. 
By Mk. TALBOT. 

Q. After looking at this paper which is the claim filed with the Commission 
on Equalization of Municipal War Debts by the authorities of your town, state 
whether the claim for the two men of Avhich you were speaking last night was 
allowed. 

A. (Witness looks at claim.) They were claimed and disallowed". I and 
my associate selectman, Mr. Boothby. came to Augusta, and we took this cer- 
tificate for two men (cert, marked "D") to Gen. Hodsdon, who said it would 
be all right. The certificate would be good on our quota. We then proceeded 
back to the P. Mar. office, Capt. Davis, and presented the same certificate to 
him, and asked his opinion as to the value of it. He said it would be good for 
our quota — for to answer on our quota. I think then we, with a bunch of cer- 
tificates, proceeded to the office of Mr. Delany and paid him for that certificate, 
together with others which he had procured. We paid on the certiflfcate $1,200 

— six hundred dollars to a man. 

JOHN GRAY. 



Augusta, Me., 'Wednesday, June 1, 1870. 
Wm. H. Small of Alna, sworn and examined. 
By Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. State if you or any other person, acting for Alna, obtained men to be 
credited on the quota of Alna, and if so when, how many, and of whom were 
they obtained, and at what sum per man ? 

A. I did, as one of the board of selectmen of Alna, in company with Edward 
Robinson, chairman of the board of selectmen, and Asa Sawyer, who was one of 
the selectmen. I think it was January 20, 1865 — nine men. I bought the men 
of Mr. Colby, of the firm of Colby & Pike, at Augusta. I paid them $4,005 
for the nine men, eight of whom were three years' men, and one a one year's 
man. I think Mr. Colby first mad*e the proposition to me to sell the men to 
me. He told me that he had men that he had enlisted and had mustered into 
the service. I asked him if these were paper men or real men and he said, 
"they are real men. I enlisted them and had them mustered into service, and 
they are not assigned to any town." Then he told me that "if you have any 
doubts about it you can inquire of the Provost Marshal." I went and inquired 
of Joseph T. Woodward, the Conunissioner of Enrolment. I asked him if he 
considered the men that Pike & Colby were selling to towns were real men. 
He says, I think they are ; at any rate I am so well satisfied that our town sent 
down and I filled its quota with these men, or that I am to fill its quota with 
these men. I have forgotten whether he said he had filled the quota with these 



APPENDIX B. 5]^ 

men or was going to fill it with these men. He gave me this certificate, here, 
unto annexed, marked "A." I went then to Pike & Colby's oflBce and- paid 
them $4,005, as per receipt hereunto annexed, marked "B." I received the 
communication hereunto annexed, and marked "C," by mail. 

Q. State, if you recollect, on what quota or quotas these men were credited. 

A. On the call of December 19, 1864, 1 think. 

Q. State if you purchased any credits other than those above said, and if so 
when, of whom, and what did you pay per man? 

A. I purchased ten men some time in August or September, 18G4, of T. M. 
Stevens, then of Pittston, and paid .$1750 for the ten, as per receipt hereunto 
annexed and marked "D." The men were represented to me to be three 
years' m^. I Avrote to Mr. Stevens, and he came to Alna to see me. I 
asked him if these were real men, and he said they were, and showed me a 
paper containing a list of names, some seventy-five or a hundred I think. The 
paper was from an officer on board of the receiving ship Ohio. The purport of 
that paper was, as I understood by reading of it, that these men were enlisted 
by Mr. Stevens for three years, and that he, Mr. Stevens, had authority to 
dispose of the men. I told Mr. Stevens that I should not pay him for the men 
until I got a certificate from the' military authorities at Augusta that these men 
were all right, and were accepted or credited on our quota. He told me then 
that 1 could be satisfied by going to Maj. Gardiner's office at Augusta. I came 
to Augusta. I did not see Maj. Gardiner, but saw, I think, Mr. Fogler, one of 
the clerks as I understood, of Maj. Gardiner's office. I asked him if these 
men were all right, telling him what I knew of the men, and who I was having 
them of. He says, "I will step in and ask Maj. Gardiner about them," and 
went into another room. He came out and told me that he, Maj. Gardiner, 
was having some correspondence with the War Department about these men, 
and he should 7iot alloiv them until he got some instructions from the War 
Department — War or Navy Department, I am not certain which. I went out 
and told Mr. Stevens, who was then here in Augusta, and he said, " I want 
my pay for the men here to-day. I can sell them to other towns, and will do 
it if you don't pay me." I think he said he could sell them for $300 per man. 
I told him I should not pay him until I had something to show that they were 
credited to the town of Alna. I went back into Maj. Gardiner's office and saw 
some of the clerks, I don't recollect whom, and they told me that if the men 
were allowed at all, they should be allowed to Alna. I did not see Maj. Gar- 
diner at this time. I went home then and did not pay for them. A short time 
after I came to Augusta again and had conversation with a clerk in Maj. 
Gardiner's office, whose name I do not now recollect. I asked him if these 
men would be allowed to Alna, and he told me that they had been allowed. I 
then received the annexed certificate marked " E," and i)aid for them as before 
stated. 

Q. Were the nine men whose names are mentioned in said certificate, 
marked "A," and purchased of Colby & Pike, residents of Alna at that time, 
or had they ever been residents, to your knowledge ? 

A. No sir. 

Q. Please state, if you can, the nanies of the ten men purchased of said 
Stevens as above stated. < 



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A. John Robinson, George Patterson, Charles Deanake, John Tucker, C. 
P. Rowe, R. McMillan, Thomas K. Norris, John Nicholas, Robert Williamson, 
George H. Davidson. 

Q. Did you receive any certificate in which the names of these Jpn (10) men 
are mentioned? 

A. No, sir; but these names were shown me on the paper from the ofiScer 
of the Receiving Ship Ohio, as before mentioned. I copied them or received 
a copy from the list. 

Q. Were these ten men residents of Alna at this time, or had they been 
before, to your knowledge ? 

A. No, sir. 

Q. Did you sign any certificate in relation to the residence of tb»se men. I 
mean either the nine or the ten before mentioned? 

A. I never signed any certificates or papers that would go to show that they 
were citizens or residents of Alna. I think I had a letter from some one at 
Maj. Gardiner's office, asking me if these men were citizens of the town of 
Alna, and I replied that they were not. 

Q. Have you any recollection of signing any blank or paper touching these 
men at the request of any one, and if so, of whom? 

A. It appears to me that we, the selectmen, did sign a paper in the Adj't 
General's office, or from the A. Gen.'s office, in relation to reimbursement for 
these men. I do not recollect of signing any other papers. This was about 
the time that these men were credited to Alna. I understood that this paper 
must be signed before the men would be allowed on the quota. That is my 
impression now. We kept no copy of the paper, to my recollection. 

WM. H. SMALL. 



Augusta, Me., Saturday, June 4, 1870. • 
Reuben Stodder, one of the selectmen of Athens, sworn and examined. 

By Mk. SANBORN. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of Athens in 1864? 

A. I was, sir. 

Q. Did you in that year and in 1865 obtain credits, so called, to be allowed 
on quotas of Athens, and if so, of whom, how many, and at wliat price? 

A. Yes, sir ; we obtained credits in that year of Colby & Pike, and of a 
man by the name of Brown — D. H. Brown. According to my best recollec- 
tion, eight of Colby & Pike and two of Brown. We paid Colby & Pike P,600. 
as per receipt annexed marked "A." We paid Brown $850, as per receipt 
annexed marked "B." I acted M'ith S. L. Tobey, who was one of the 
selectmen at that time, in making the negotiation for these men, and he did 
the principal part of the business. I cannot recollect whether we had two 
more men of Colby & Pike or not. 

Q. Who proposed to you to sell these credits, or any of them? 



APPENDIX B. 53 

A. "We came to Augusta to procure some men, and after making some in- 
quiries we went to the office of Pike & Colby and saw both of them I think. 

Q. Please state what conversation you had with them touching the purchase 
of men to fill your quota. 

A. We went in there and told them our business, and they told us they 
could furnish men for so much, naming the price , I think $500 apiece at first, 
and afterwards $475, and finally $450 apiece, which last named price we paid. 

Q. State what they said about the men — about their authority to sell them 
on your quota. 

A. According to my best recollection they stated that they had men out 
enlisting men. 

Q. State, if you can recollect, how and where they said they obtained these 
men. 

A. The impression I got from them was that they were fetching them from 
the Provinces, and picking up men anywhere that they could get them and 
make money on them. They so stated according to my best recollection. 

Q. What, if anything, did you or Tobey say to them about your intention 
and purpose to obtain real men? 

A. Well, sir, I don't know as anything was said about real men. We sup- 
posed we were going to get real men, just the same as though if we bargained 
for oxen, we should get real oxen. 

Q. State, if you recollect, the time when you had this interview with Pike 
& Colby. 

A. I think it was in December, 1864. 

Q. State if anything was said by them about their furnishing papers to 
show you that they, the said men, had been allowed on your town's quota, and 
if so what did they say? 

A. I tliink they weren't to have their money until they had mustered in the men 
to us. The understanding was that we should have men, and we should know 
that they had been put in for us by their furnishing us with the mustering 
officer's certificate. 

Q. Did they furnish you with any certificate or paper showing that these 
men were allowed on the quotas of Athens? 

A. Yes, sir, they did furnish us with a paper as per certificate hereunto 
annexed marked "C." 

Q. Do you recollect the names of these eight men obtained as above said? 

A. No, sir; but I recognize the annexed list of names marked* "D" as a 
list which Mr. Tobey brought up to Athens and said it was a list of names of 
men which we bought of Pike & Colby. 

Q. State what was said as to the residence of these men. 

A. I do not recollect of hearing a word said about that. 

Q. State, if within your knowledge, whether the residence of the men 
whose names are mentioned on said paper marked " D," was at that time or 
ever had been in Athens. 

A. No, sir ; not at that time or at any other. 

Q. State where and when you met or saw said D. H. Brown of whom you 
purchased the two men above mentioned. 



54 PAPER CREDITS. 

A. We met him at the same time we met Pike & Colby, or about the same 
time, at one of the public houses in Augusta. 

Q. State according to your best recollection what was said by him and you 
in relation to the purchase of said" men. 

A. I think this Brown was a man Mr. Tobey was acquainted with, and we 
met him and was telling him what our business was and he said "I can furnish 
you with two men for three years." He at first asked, I think, §450 apiece. 

Q. Did you purchase said men of him to be allowed on the quota of Athens, 
and if so, what did you pay for them? 

A. I did, and paid $850, astper receipt marked "B," and before mentioned. 

Q. What did Brown say as to how or where he obtained said men? 

A. I don't think he said a word about it. 

Q. Was anything said by him or you as to their being real men? 

A. There was nothing said about their being anything else but real men. 
Our object was to purchase real men and nothing else. 

Q. Was anything said by Brown as to his furnishing you with proper cer- 
tificates or papers, shoM'ing that these men were allowed on the quota of 
Athens ? 

A. I think there was, sir, as appears by agreement and receipt marked "B," 
to which reference has been had. The substance of what he said and all he 
said, I think, is in said receipt. 

Q. Did he furnish such certificate or paper? 

A. I suppose he did, but I can't find it among the papers which we have 
here. 

Q. Was anything said as to the residence of these men being in Athens? 

A. No, sir, there was nothing said about their residence being in Athens. 

Q. Was anything said by Brown as to where he obtained these men? 

A. No, sir, I don't recollect that there was. 

Q. Do you recollect of signing any paper, either certifying or claiming that 
the residence of said eight men named on said paper marked "D" was in 
Athens ? 

A. No, sir, I don't ; we never calculated that they lived there. We knew 
that they did not live there. 

K. STODDER. 



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Augusta, Me., Monday, June 6, 1870. 
William A. Shaw of Sidney, sworn and examined. 

Bt Me. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of the town of Sidney in 1864 ? 

A. I was, and have been ever since. I undertook as such with the other 
two selectmen to supply the quota of men assigned to Sidney under the Presi- 
dent's call for volunteers of July, 1864. 

Q. How many men were required to fill said quota ? 

A. Fifteen, I think ; but we put in seventeen. We were urged by the 
Provost Marshal to fill our quota to save a draft. 

Q. State what measures you took to fill the quota. 

A. At that time we could not raise money upon orders of the town, and 
James Sherman, Jonas Butterfield and myself raised the money on our joint 
note, and we were indemnified by a bond signed by one hundred citizens of 
the town of Sidney to repay it to us if the town or State did not, and with that 
money we bought the men, or supposed we bought men. I and James Sher- 
man and Jonas Butterfield came down here and went to see A. B. Farwell of 
Augusta. 

Q. What conversation did you have with him ? 

A. E. A. Chase and James Sherman had had some conversation with Mr. 
Farwell before about furnishing men, but I do not know what the conversation 
was. Mr. Farwell wanted us to advance him some money before the men were 
put in. He said he wanted the money to pay the men. We did not know Mr. 
Farwell and were not willing to advance the money on his credit. He said 
Mr. Morrell and Mr. Blaine were his right and left bowers, and if they were 
here they would be responsible for the money. 

Q. Did you in fact pay the money and take his receipt signed by Messrs. 
Morrill and Blaine? 

A. Yes, we paid the money and took a receipt from A. B. Farwell for it, 
signed also by L. M. Morrill. The business was done by my associates, and I 
never saw the receipt myself. 

Q. What became of that receipt ? 

A. I do not know except as Capt. Sherman told me. He said that when a 
certificate of the credit of the men was produced that receipt was given up, 
and A. B. Farwell's receipt for the money was taken in its stead. 

Q. Now, at this time was there anything ^id on your part about wanting 
actual men? 

A. I had no idea of anything but actual men — didn't know there was any 
way to fill a quota but by actual men. 

Q. What, if any, representation did Farwell make at that time as to where, 
when, and in what manner he expected to procure the men you required? 

A. The representations that were made, whether by him or by my asso- 
ciates, I cannot recollect, but from the conversation then had between him and 



56 PAPER CREDITS. 

them at that time, I supposed that he was going to Washington, D. C, and 
■was going to enlist foreigners as they came into the country. Mr. Ethan A. 
Chase, now in Rochester, N. Y., knows more of this matter than any other 
man who acted for the town of Sidney. 

Q. Did Farwell say anything about paying bounties or expecting to pay 
bounties for these men ? 

A. I don't know that he said anything about paying bounties, but we sup- 
posed that if he enlisted men he would have to pay bounties to them. 

Q. Did you ever sign a certificate, or paper of any kind, or a blank, setting 
forth to Mr. Farwell that the residence of these men was Sidney ? 

A. No, sir, I never did, 

WM. A. SHAW. 

Wm. a. Shaw recalled, added. 

The list of names hereto annexed marked "A," I received by mail from 
Augusta without letter or signature, and I believe the certificate at the bottom 
of it to be in Mr. Farwell's handwriting. Previously to receiving this, I had 
calleal on Mr. Farwell at Augusta for a list of the men purchased of him for 
Sidney, and he said he would send it to me. A few days after receiving it, I 
saw Mr. Farwell, and he asked me if I had not received a list of names, and 
I told him I had received a list from somebody. I think he said he sent it. 

WM. A. SHAW. 



Augusta, Me., Tuesday, June 7, 1870. 
Sauuel Clement of Palmyra, sworn and examined. 

Bt Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Are you one of the selectmen of Palmyra ? 

A. I am, and have been for the last nineteen years. 

Q. Did you purchase some men or credits to fill the quota of Palmyra 
under call of December, 1864? 

A. I did, sir. 

Q. Who negotiated the business? 

A. I did, with Mr. Morrill my associate selectman. 

Q. State particularly in regard to the negotiation for the men or credits so 
purchased. 

A. Americus Morrill and myself came to Augusta and went to see Pike & 
Colby at their oflBce, and told them our business was to procure men for our 
quotas, and we had been advised to call on them. Mr. Colby said he had just 
• returned from Kittery navy yard and had procured quite a number of marines 
and paid them their bounties, and had a right to dispose of them, as best he 
could, to any town to fill its quota. We then proceeded to make the trade — 



APPENDIX B. 57 

to inquire at what price they would furnish them per man. They finally 
oflPered to furnish us with fourteen men — the number we wanted — at $450 
each. 

Q. Did you agree to take them upon that? 

A. We asked them if they would consider that a standing offer, and allow 
us time to look around, and they consented to that. We did look around. 
We went to see Delany, and I believe we did not go to any other parties. 
We then went back and closed the trade. We paid at the time. We had 
made arrangements with the State bank to get the money. 

Q. Was the money paid on that day ? 

A. The money was not paid on that day. It was paid on the next day. I left 
the money here with Mr. Morrill, and the next day he brought back the receipt 
of Pike & Colby hereto annexed marked "A," and papers dated Augusta, Jan- 
uary 12, 18G5, signed by A. P. Davis, Provost Marshal, and Joseph T. Wood- 
ward, Commissioner, and which are hereunto annexed marked " B " and "C " 
respectively. 

Q. Are any of the names on said papers marked " B " and " C " now or 
were they ever of men residing in Palmyra or that vicinity ? 

A. No sir. 

Q. Are they names of men that you ever knew any where? 

A. No sir, I never didr We supposed, as they were approved by the offi- 
cers here, that they were real men, and we paid the money in as go^ faith as 
any that was paid during the war. 

Q. Did Messrs. Pike & Colby, or either of them, tell you how they pro- 
cured these men, or how they obtained their right to sell them? 

A. No sir, except as before stated. 

Q. Did you or either of the town officers of your town to your knowledge 
sign any papers or certificate or blank, the purport of which was to certify or 
claim that these men were residents of Palmyra? 

A. I did not, nor did any town officer to my knowledge. 

Q. Did your town make a claim to the State for reimbursement for these 
men, and if so, what was the result? 

A. It did, and the claim was disallowed on the ground that they were paper 
men. 

Q. Was your town called upon to furnish any other men after 18G4, and 
were those names accepted to fill the quota of December, 1864? 

A. No, we were not called upon to furnish men after this. These names 
were accepted to fill the quota of December, 1864. 

Q. Has your town called upon Pike & Colby, by suit or otherwise, for re- 
imbursement of the money i)aid for these men, or do you claim that you ought 
to be reimbursed by them or either of them ? 

A. No sir, we have not called upon them for reimbursement. We were 
aware that several suits for similar purposes had been commenced, and we 
concluded to await the results of some of them. 

Q. Who acted as your attorney in prosecuting your claim for reimburse- 
ment before the Commission on Equalization of Municipal War Debts ? 

A. Gen. Hodsdon. We paid him f 5S. 



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•Q. Was anything charged to your town for any deficiency tinder any call 
for troops during the war ? 
A. Yes sir ; $200 was charged under call of October 17, 1863. 

SAMUEL CLEMENT. 



S. P. Waterhouse of Detroit, sworn and examined. 

Br Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of Detroit for the year 1864? 

A. I was, sir. 

Q. As such did yon undertake to fill the quota or quotas of your town? 

A. I did sir, all of them. 

Q. Did you purchase men or credits to fill the quota called for in Decem- 
ber, 1864? 

A. I did sir, in connection with Orrin Libby, tlie second member of the 
board, purchase five men or credits to fill the quota of December, 1864. 

Q. Of whom did you make such purchase ? 

A. Of Joseph Nye, who was then in the oflSce of the Provost Marshal Gen'l 
and Sheriff of Somerset county, then residing at Kendall's Mills, and represented 
himself as acting in this business for a firm of substitute brokers. The im- 
pression #6 got was that he was acting for J. P. Deering & Co. 

Q. What representations did Nye make about the men? 

A. That he could fill our quota for us for $425 each, I think, and I think 
he said he would rather not be known in the business, and that he made but 
little out of it, only about five dollars per man, and would like the matter 
kept quiet. I think that he did not say where the men were — whether in the 
navy or marine corps — but we supposed everything was all right, and that 
they were actually men. 

Q. Was any reference made either to the Adjutant General or other mili- 
tary authorities of the State in regard to their being credited to the quota of 
your town, and if so, what? 

A. No, sir. 

Q. Did you consult the military authorities at Augusta as to the men being 
credited, or their authority to credit them, or the authority of private persons 
to sell them to towns, and if so, state the result of such consultation? 

A. No sir; neither of us. 

Q. Who paid the money to these men, and if so paid, when, how and by 
whom and to whom was it paid ? 

A. Orrin Libby paid the money to Joseph Nye immediately, or in a few 
days after we were here and traded for them. 

Q. What papers did you take at the time of making the payment, and if 
any, annex them to your deposition ? 

A. We took Nye's receipt for the money paid, and the Provost Marshal's 
certificate that they were placed to the credit of our town, containing a list of 
their names. If these papers are found they may be annexed to my deposition. 
I understand that they are in the hands of Gen. Hodsdon, he having acted as 



APPENDIX B. 59 

agent of the town before the Commission on Equalization of Municipal War 
Debts. 

Q. Are the names on said lists the names of persons who are or ever were 
residents of your town? » 

A. They are not to the best of my recollection, and I have lived in Detroit 
forty years, and am one of the oldest voters in town. 

Q. Has your claim for reimbursement from the State for these men been 
disallowed, and if so, upon what ground? 

A. It has been disallowed, and upon the ground that they were paper 
credits, as I understand. 

S. P. WATERHOUSE. 

S. L. ToBET of Athens, sworn and examined. 

Bx Mk. SANBORN. 

Q. Were you one of the board of selectmen of Athens in 1864 ? 

A. I was sir. 

Q. Did you, with Mr. Reuben Stodder, a member of your board, negotiate 
with any parties for the filling of your town's quotas in 1864? 

A. I did, for the last quota of 1864. 

Q. Have you heard the testimony of said Stodder, given on the 4th inst., 
which has just been read by the Clerk of this Commission, and if so, do you 
concur with it? 

A. I have, and I do so far as I can recollect. Benjamin Hurd, whose name 
appears on the paper marked "A," and is alluded to in Reuben Stodder's tes- 
timony, was not a member of the firm. His name is there as surety merely, 
as I understood it. 

Q. Who wrote the receipt and agreement of D. H. Brown, marked " D," 
annexed to the testimony of said Stodder? 

A. I did. 

Q. State if you made substantially the same agreement with Pike & Colby 
in case of the men which you bought of them. 

A. We did. 

Q. Was that agreement with Pike & Colby reduced to writing? 

A. It was not fully, except as appears in receipt marked "A," in testimony 

said Reuben Stodder. 

Q. Can you mention the names of the two men purchased of said D. H. 
Brown ? 

A. No, I cannot. 

Q. Do you recognize the names of the men specified in said paper marked 
*' D," annexed to said Stodder's testimony, as the names of the men purchased 
of said Pike & Colby ? 

A. Yes sir. 

Q. Were said men at the time of your obtaining them, ©r had they been at 
any time before, residents of the town of Athens to your knowledge ? 

A. They were not, and never had been. 

Q. Were the two men purchased of said Brown, at the time of purchase, 
residents of Athens, or had they ever been residents of said town? 



50 PAPER CREDITS. 

A. No, they were not at that time, and never had been residents of Athens. 

Q. When you obtained said paper marked " D" of J. T. Woodward, Com- 
missioner, what did he say, if anything, as to how these men were obtained by 
Pike (S^Colby, and as to their authority to sell them? 

A. I have no recollection of any conversation of the kind. I don't think I 
interrogated him at all. 

Q. Did you make any inquiry of Pike & Colby, or at the A. A. Provost 
General's office, or at the Provost Marshal's office, or of the Adjutant General 
as to the authority of said Pike & Colby, or of said Brown, to dispose of said 
men to be allowed on your quota? 

A. I did not, of either of them, to the best of my recollection. 

Q. Can you give any reason for not doing so ? 

A. I can. The reason is, I thought and believed that any men the govern- 
ment would allow on our quota were good men. 

Q. Has Athens made claim for reimbursement for the men above mentioned, 
and if so, what was the result? 

A. It has. The two which we had of Brown were allowed, but the eight 
which we had of Pike & Colby were disallowed. The Commissioners (on 
Equalization of Municipal War Debts) said they could not find them upon the 
records of the Adjutant General of the State. 

Q. Have you been able to find upon the files of the selectmen of Athens 
any other papers than those annexed to the testimony of Mr. Stodder ? 

A. I have not. 

S. L. TOBEY. 



Augusta, Me., Wednesday, June 8, 1870. 
Aaron S. Ltford of Mt. Vernon, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of Mt. Vernon in 1864? 

A. I was, sir. 

Q. Who were your associates? 

A. Isaac Tucker and D. H. Thing. 

Q. What steps did you and your associates take to fill the call of Decem- 
ber, 1864? 

A. We enlisted our own men first, and then we came over to Augusta and 
made inquiries among the brokers. We got all of the men at home that we 
could get. 

Q. What talk did you have with the brokers ? 

A. Messrs. Deering & Co. and I. W. Reed had offices which we visited for 
the purpose of negotiating for the purchase of men. They said they had men 
to sell. Deering & Co. said they could furnish us with four men at $450 
•piece. They said that was the street price, and Mr. Thing and I closed the 
trade. 



APPENDIX B. gl 

Q. What did Deering & Co. say at that time as to who these men which 
they proposed to sell, were, how they obtained them, and what they paid for 
them? . 

A. I have no recollection of their saying anything about it, or that we in- 
quired about it. I had no doubts about their being live men any more than 
that I was a live man. 

Q. Have you a list of the men obtained through Deering & Co. at this 
time? 

A. I have, sir. 

Q. Were the men on that list obtained of Deering & Co. real men, residents 
of the State? 

A. I do not know. They were allowed by the Commission on Equalization 
of Municipal War Debts. They were strangers to me. 

Q. After getting these four men you made other applications, did you not, 
to purchase men? 

A. Yes sir. We made application to I. W. Reed. He offered to fall from 
the street price of $450 — he offered to take ^440 apiece for four men. 

Q. What did he say, if anything, about who the men were or how he ob- 
tained them. 

A, I don't recollect that he said anything. 

Q. Were you or not given to understand that they were real men ? 

A. We supposed that they were real men. I had not the least reason to 
doubt that they were real men. 

Q. Had you at that time any knowledge or suspicion that persons in 
Augusta were selling credits for men in the marine or naval service of the 
United Stafes, to be assigned to towns for the purpose of filling their quotas? 

A. I had not. I did not know that anything of the kind could be done. 

Q. What was the bargain actually made with Reed & Co. ? 

A. We agreed to pay him $440 per man for four men when a certificate 
from the Provost Marshal General or Provost Marshal of this district, showing 
that they were properly credited to our town, was presented to us. 

Q. Was such certificate presented to you, and where is it, if so presented? 

A. Sucla certificate was presented and was filed with the Commission on 
Equalization of Municipal War Debts ; but I do not know where it now is. 

Q. Have you preserved the names of those four men, and if so, what were 
their names, and were they residents of your town or vicinity? 

A. I have. Their names were Patrick Williams, James Gallagher, Henry 
Brown and Lewis L. Goldy, and they did not reside in Mt. Vernon or vicinity 
to my knowledge. 

Q. Has your claim for any of the men furnished by Deering & Co., or I. 
W. Reed, been disallowed by the Commission for Equalizing Municipal War 
Debts, and if so, what were their names and upon what grounds? 

A. Yes sir. The four men whose names I have given were disallowed. I 
do not know upon what grounds. E. L. Barnes was disallowed, but I do not 
know of whom we had him. 

Q. Have you certified in any form or way that these four men were resi- 
dents of your town? 



62 PAPER CREDITS. 

A. I have no recollection of signing or being requested to sign any such 
paper; 

Q. Do you know where I. W. Reed now is? 

A. I do not know ; but he is said to be in California. 

A. S. LYFORD. 



Augusta, Me., Thursday, June 9, 1870. 
Joseph A. Magoon of Harmony, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Are you one of the selectmen of the town of Harmony? 

A. Yes sir ; I am and was in 1864. 

Q. Was the claim of the town for reimbursement disallowed in part by the 
Commission for Equalizing War Debts? 

A. It was, as to eleven men. 

Q. What call was it ? 

A. It was on the call of December, 1864, and deficiency, I think, on the 
previous call. 

Q. What was the town's quota under that call? 

A. I do not recollect what the town's quota was under that call. I think 
there was a deficincy under the previous call. 

Q. Have you a list of the names of the men obtained by the officers of your 
town to complete the filling of that quota ? 

A. I have a list of ten names which were purchased on that quota. They 
are named in a certificate from the A. A. Provost Marshal General, dated 
January 13, 1865, hereunto annexed, marked "A." 

Q. Was the claim for reimbursement for these men disallowed by the Cora- 
mission on Equalization of Municipal War Debts, and if so, upon what 
ground? 

A. It was, and upon the ground that no evidence could be found that such 
men were in the service. 

Q. Of whom and at what price were these ten men purchased, and what 
voucher has your town for such payment? 

A. They were purchased of T. H. Dinsmore of Skowhegan, and we have 
his receipt on the back of said paper marked "A," for $4500. 

Q. Was it your intention and expectation to procure actual men to be 
mustered into the service, and had you any knowledge or expectation that a 
town's quota could be filled in any other way ? 

A. It was our intention and expectation to procure actual men, and I had 
no knowledge or expectation that it could be filled in any other way. 

Q. Are the names in said A. A. Provost Marshal General's certificate the 
names of men who are or ever have been residents of your town? 

A. They are not. 



APPENDIX B. 63 

Q. Have you, or any ofBcer of your town, to your knowledge, in any way 
ever certified that they were residents of your town? 

A. I have not, nor has any officer of the town to my knowledge. 

J. A. MAGOON. 



Augusta, Me., Monday, June 13, 1870. 
Joseph S. Mendall of Hartford, sworn and examined. 

By Gen. CONNER. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of the town of Hartford in 1804, and if 
so, did you take part in filling the quotas of that year? 

A. I was, and did take part in filling the quotas, acting as agent of the 
town. 

Q. Wliere and of whom did you procure men to fill said quotas ? 

A. I made a trade with a Mr. Yates to put in eight men under the call of 
July, 1864. The trade was made here in Augusta, but Mr. Yates resided at 
Lock's Mills, in the town of Greenwood, I think. He signed his name as O. 
K. Yates. There was a man whose name was Samuel McKenney, and who 
former]}^ lived in our town, but who then resided at Lock's Mills. This man 
was down to our town when we were holding a town meeting, and through him 
WG learned of Mr. Yates. I went to Lock's Mills to see Mr. Yates, and was 
there informed that he was probably at Lewiston or Auburn, where he had an 
office. I went to Auburn and did not find hira there, but learned that he was 
at Augusta. I then came to Augusta and found Mr. Yates at the Cushnoc 
House. He said he thought he could fill our quota for $200 per man, but 
would not say positively until he saw Mr. Delaney. He went out to find Mr. 
Delaney and I did not see him again until after dinner, when he and Mr. 
Delaney both came to the Cushnec House. Mr. Delaney said he thought they 
had no more men than werg engaged, and that they could not furnish them at 
any rate for ^200, for they could sell all the men that they could get for from 
$250 to $300. Mr. Samuel McKenney was with me in the travel and negotia- 
tion just described. We had quite a talk with them in regard to the price, 
but could not get them to agree to sell men for less than $250 per man. I was 
not authorized to pay more than $200 per man, and I so told him, but we 
finally agreed to refer the matter to the town, as our meeting was adjourned 
to Wednesday following Monday on which I was here, and that if he did not hear 
from me by Thursday it was to be considered a trade at $250 per man. He 
(Mr. Yates) said they were naval men and were unassigned to any town, and 
they had a right to assign them to any town and they would count on its quota. 
I asked him the question whether we could hold the men if we paid for them, 
saying I did not want to pay for them and then lose them. I wanted to know 
whether we could legally hold them, and he said that when the men were as- 
signed to our town and I had the Provost Marshal's certificate, it would be all 



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right and there could be no trouble. He notified us on Friday that the men 
were assigned to our credit, and I went down to Lewiston and found Mr. Yates 
at his boarding house. Mr. Thurlow, who was at that time chairman of the 
board of selectmen, went with nie^ he was a very careful man, and wanted to 
consult Yates in person relative to these men. Yates told him the same as he 
had told me — that if we had the Provost Marshal's certificate we should be 
safe. We then went with Mr. Yates to the Provost Marshal's oflSce and got 
the certificate that the men were placed to the credit of our town, and Yates 
gave us his receipt for the money, signed " 0. K. Yates for Delaney & Co." 

Q. Can you produce that certificate and receipt? 

A. I cannot now. I went to the selectmen for the papers before coming 
down here, and they told me the papers were in the office of the Secretary of 
State, having been left with the Commissioners on Equalization of Municipal 
War Debts ; but it appears on inquiry that the papers are in the hands of Gen. 
Hodsdon. 

Q. Did you get a list of the names of the eight men ? 

A. .1 did. I got a list of their names of Mr. Yates, and also of the Provost 
Marshal. I took the names given by Mr. Yates and entered them in a small 
book. 

Q. Can you recall their names ? 

A. I find them here on this paper, which is the claim made by our town for 
reimbursement. Their names are as follows : William Thompson, J. W. 
Tucker, William Connelly, Patrick McLane, A. McNichol, Dennis Sullivan, 
Isaac Totten and Charles Thornton. 

Q. Did you at tliat time, or have you ever, signed any certificate that these 
men were residents of Hartford ? 

A. I did not sign any certificate at that time, and have never signed any 
certificate or blank as to their residence in any way to my knowledge. We 
knew that they did not reside in Hartford. 

Q. Did you in that year, or in 18G5, purchase any men to fill the call of 
December, 1864? 

A. I did purchase men of the same parties to fill the last call. I went to 
Auburn and found Mr. Yates there and made a trade to fill the quota. I did 
not know at the time exactly what our quota was. 'He said he would fill the 
quota of our town for $450 per man. I asked him if he should make any 
different figures if a portion of them were put in as substitutes, and he said no, 
he should make no difference as the military authorities would take nothing but 
men, and he could put in substitutes just as cheap as volunteers. He put in 
three men as substitxites, and I saw the men mustered into service. I went 
home on Saturday, and he was to inform me when he had put the men in. He 
^n about a week did inform me that the men were in, and I and Mr. Thurlow 
went down to Auburn and went to the Provost Marshal's office and got a cer- 
tificate that five men were credited to our town, and we paid him and took 
his (Yates') receipt for $1500 and gave him our joint note as selectmen of the 
town for $750. We then went home and got the money and the very next day, 
I think, we again went to Auburn and paid Yates $750 and took up the note. 
We made no talk with Yates about who or where these five men were, as we 
supposed they were real men and all right. The receipt and certificate in this 



APPENDIX B. 65 

case is, I suppose, in the hands of Gen. Hodsdon, with those for the eight mi n 
of whom I liave testified. I find the names of these five men on the claim of 
onr town for reimbursement, whicli claim was filed with the Commissioners on 
Equalization of Municipal War Debts. Their names are as follows : A. Me- 
loine, A. Clenderine, G. Purrity, John Keeffe and J. Battisto. These men are 
not, and never have been, residents of Hartford. 

Q. I hold in my hand a paper taken from the files of the Adjutant General's 
office, dated " Hartford, August 9, 1864," and signed by Cyrus Ricker, Stephen 
Thurlow and J. S. Mendall, selectmen of the town of Hartford, purporting to 
be a "return of persons resident or liable to enrolment and military duty in 
the town of Hartford who are in the United States navy." Look at it, if you 
please, and state whether your signature appears on it. 

A. (Witness looks at the paper.) I sheuld say my signature appears 
there, but I have no recollection of ever seeing the paper before. 

Q. Do you know the signatures of the other selectmen whose names 
appear with j'ours on tlie paper, and if so, are the signatures upon this paper 
the genuine signatures of said selectmen ? 

A. I know Mr. Thurlow's, and I think I know Mr. Kicker's, and I should 
say they are not genuine. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Would you have knowingly certified to the facts in that paper ? 

A. No, sir, I should not. 

Q. Have you any remembrance of any one's soliciting you to sign any such 
blank or paper? • 

A, I have not. 

Q. Were the claims tor reimbursement for the thirteen men whose names 
you have given us disallowed by the Commission on Equalizing Municipal 
War Debts, and if so, upon what ground? 

A. They were disallowed — eight of them because they were in the naval 
service and the town had no claim to them, and the other five because they 
feared they never had any flesh and blood. 

JOSEPH S. MENDALL. 

I 

Ambrose Beal of Monmouth, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of Monmouth in 1864-5. 

A. Yes, sir; and in 1866-7. 

Q. Were you engaged in filling the quota of your town under the call of 
July, 1864? 

A. I was, and of about all the calls. 

Q. State particularly the contract you made and the transactions you had 
with J. H. Manley relative to filling the quota under the call of July, 1864? 

A. We had procured about all the men we could at home and we came out 
here and saw J. H. Manley and told him we wanted six men. He said he 
could furnish them. He said Col. Farwell was in VYashington and was procur- 

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ing men there, or had procured men there — I think he said naval men — and 
assigning them, or would assign them, wherever he, Manley, directed ; and I 
got the impression that tliey were in company in this matter. The impression 
I got was that Farweli was hiring the men there and got the right to sell them 
where he pleased, and Manley was also selling them. I think tliis was in the 
afternoon. He asked $500 apiece for the men. At that time men were scarce 
here, and the draft was coming on immediately. He agreed to have the men 
put on the quota of the town of Monmouth the next day. I went in the next 
day to get the names and to pay him for them. He said he could not furnish 
the names then, but would afterwards — he would get them. I began then 
to be mistrustful that it was not right, and told him that I could not 
pay him for them. He said he would get me an official letter from Gen. Hods- 
don showing that they were all right, and were actual men put in on the quota 
of the town of Monmouth, and if I would call in an hour or two he would have 
it. I did so call, and he presented me this letter of Gen. Hodsdon, hereunto 
annexed marked "A," on the bottom of which is the re'ceipt of J. H. Manley 
for $3,000. I then paid the money to Mr. Manley on the reception of said 
receipt. 

Q. Have there ever been furnished any other papers in reference to the 
assignment or muster- in of said six men? 
A. No sir. 

Q. Have you ever endeavored to procure a certificate containing the names 
of said six men, and if so, with what success? 

A. I have repeatedly asked Mr. Manley lor such certificate, and he has 
promised to get itrfor me. The last time I asked him he told mje the lists 
were burned up in the fire, but he could get duplicates from Washington, and 
would do so, but as yet he has not done so. 

Q. Did your town officers furnish to the Naval Commission a list of men 
who were residents of your town, and were or had been serving in the navy? 
A. They did. 

Q. I hold in ray hand a record of the men allowed by the Naval Commis- 
sion residents of different towns in the State of Maine. Please look at the 
record for the town of Monmouth and state if you know the men there en- 
tered and know them to be residents of said town. 

A. (Witness looks at the record.) I know the men, and know that they 
have been residents of our town, and that they are the same that we sent in. 

Q. Were the six men for whom 3'ou paid Manley, as above stated, the same 
entered upon said record, or were the latter allowed to your town in reduction 
of its quota ? 
A. I am not able to state. 

Q. Was your claim for reimbursement for these six men disallowed by the 
Commission on Equalization of Municipal War Debts, and if so, upon what 
ground ? 

A. It was, and upon the ground that they had reason to believe that they 
were paper men. 

Q. Was your town's claim for one other man also disallowed, and if so, 
upon what ground? 



APPENDIX B, 67 

A. It was. We claimed one Silenas Decker who enlisted at Auburn, but 
who was an inhabitant of our town. He had been enlisted at Auburn and a 
bounty paid him there, but we claimed that he should be transferred to us, and 
tendered back the bounty paid. The governor directed the transfer to be 
made, and the Adjutant General promised to do it. The town was notified 
that a draft would be made for the missing man, and we then ascertained 
that the transfer had not been made, and we came to the Adjutant General 
who said that he had a naval man that he would assign to make our quota up, 
and he did so without our making any compensation for it. The claim for 
reimbursement for him was, however, disallowed as in the case of the six of 
whom I have testified. 

AMBROSE BEAL. 



Augusta, Me., Tuesday, June 14, 1870. 
Robert Geyer of Friendship, sworn and examined. 

By Mk. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of the town of Frindship in 1864-5 ? 

A. I was, sir? 

Q. Did you or not, early in 1865, procui'e some men, or credits for men, to 
fill a quota of your town under a previous call? 

A. I did. 

Q. State particularly the negotiations and transactions relative to the 
matter. 

A. I came to Augusta in the fall of 1864 for the purpose of filling a quota 
of the town under some previous call. We wanted nine men. I had heard in 
some way that there was a lot of men in the Unitrad States navy that could be 
assigned to the State of Maine. I understood that at first there was some op- 
position on the part of towns to having these men, but it was said that if this 
State did not have them Massachusetts would get them. M understood that 
parties had been to Washington and got the right to some of these men in some 
way, and that they could sell them and have them credited to any town that 
would buy them. I think J. P. Deering told me that he had been to Washing- 
ton and got some of these men. I came to Augusta in January, 1865 — saw J 
P. Deering, and in company with Oscar E. Hoffses, I bargained with said Deer- 
ing for eight men at ^440 apiece. This was the lowest price that we could 
trade with him for. 

Q. At the time you purchased these men, what did Deering say as to how 
he got the right to sell these men, or as to who they were? 

A. I don't remember particularly what he said, but my impression is that 
he told me they were men that he had procured in Washington, and had paid 
their bounties there. He said he did not make much or them — that the $440 
about paid him what he had paid per man, including expenses and wages. 



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Q. Did j^ou require him to give you some evidence of their being assigned 
to your quota before paying for them? 

A. I did, sir. He agreed to bring me a certificate from Maj. Littler that 
the men were assigned to our town, and he did bring to me the certificate 
marked "A," and containing a list of the names of the men — certificate 
annexed — and I paid J. P. Deering & Co. $3,520 and took their receipt hereun- 
to annexed marked " B." 

Q. Are the names on said certificate marked "A" the names of men who 
were or ever had been residents of your town? 

A. No, sir ; there was no pretention that they were residents of our town. 
Q. Did you afterwards buy anotlier man of Deering & Co. ? 
A. Yes, sir, I bought a man of Hill, who was in company with Deering, at 
$400, and took a receipt signed by Deering & Co., hereunto annexed marked 
" C," dated "Augusta, April 5, 1865." This receipt was written and signed 
by Hill. 

Q. Did you ever have a certificate of assignment or descriptive list of this 
man ? 

A. I think I never had. Maj. Littler, I think, was sick at this time, and 
Hill promised to get it and send it to me, but he never did. 

Q. Do you know of any other of your town officer's buying another man? 
A. I understood that Oscar E. Hotfses bought of Deering & Co. another 
man for $500, and took the receipt hereunto annexed marked " D," dated 
"Augusta, March 2, 18Go," and signed by Deering & Co. I found this receipt 
among the town's papers, and I think it was delivered to me by said Hoffses. 

Q. Has there ever been to your knowledge a descriptive list, or certificate 
of assignment, in case of this man? 

A. There has not been any such paper in the hands of the town officers to 
my knowledge. 

Q. State what, if anything, you know in reference to the purchase by your 
town of nine men of Thomas M. Stevens of Pittston. 

A. I think that Nelson Thompson, one of our leading citizens, had told me 
that Stevens could furnish some men for us. Stevens came to mj' house in 
September, 18G4, and wanted me to go over to Thompson's house. It was then 
in the evening and late, but we went over and called him fromhis.bed. Stevens 
agreed to furnish us nine naval men for $100 apiece, to be assigned to the 
town of Friendship, and we agreed to take the men, provided we could be 
satisfied that they would count on our quota. In a few days Thompson and I 
came over to Pittston and saw Stevens, and went with him over the bridge to 
Gardiner to see Maj. Gardiner. I did not see him, but Thompson and Stevens 
went into his house to see him. He was sick at the time. I understood that 
Maj. Gardiner assured Thompson that it would be all right, and that the nine 
men would go on to our quota, and that it would be safe to pay for them. I 
still hesitated to pay for them, but Stevens said that if I did not pay for them 
he would immediately have them assigned to the quota of some other town. 
Then I went over to his house and did pay him $900. Stevens complained 
that the trade was a hard one, and that he did not make anything out of it, and 
I paid him $50 for his trouble. 



APPENDIX B. 69 

% 

Q. Were receipts taken for the payment of said $950, and where are they 

if taken ? 

A. Receipts were taken, but I have not been able to find them since they 
were left with the Commission on Equalization of Municipal War Debts. I 
suppose them to be in the hands of Gen. Hodsdon, who, as I understand, acted 
as agent of the town before said Commission. 

Q. I hold in my hand three returns of residents of your town who were or 
had been serving in the navy, which purport to be signed by you ; state if the 
signatures are genuine, and also the circumstances under which they were 
signed. 

A. I think the signatures are genuine. I think Mr. Stevens said the men 
must be enrolled in the town by the enrolling officer of our town, and be certi- 
fied to be residents of our town, before the proper officers would allow them, 
and to comply with this requirment I signed the papers. I thought the men 
were assigned to the State generally, and might be assigned to any town that 
would pay for them. 

Q. Are any of the names upon either of these papers the names of men who 
are or ever were residents of your town, and if so, state the names of men so 
resident ? 

A. Thomas I. Larry, named on one of said papers — the only name — is now 
and was then a resident of our town, and drew prize money as having been in 
the navy. As to the names on both of the other papers — fourteen in all— =-they 
are not the names of any persons that I know or ever knew, and there was no 
pretension that they were actual residents of our town. 

Q. Was there any other case in which the town's claims for reimbursement 
was disallowed by the Commission on Equalization of Municipal War Debts ? 

A. I understand that three men, bought of the town officers of Waldoboro', 

and by them bought of A. B. Farwell, were disallowed. I annex the receipt 

taken for payment for these men, signed by S. W. Jackson and M. M. Rawson, 

dated September 28, 1864, marked " E." 

ROBERT GEYER. 

Isaac W. Vakney of Smithfield, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Were you one of the selectmen of the town of Smithfield in 1864? 

I was not. I was here in Augusta in 1864 and saw Mr. Dunsmoor, one of 
our selectmen — the chairman — pay J. H. Manley of Augusta $3,000 for six 
men furnished by him for the quota of the town of Smithfield, and take a re- 
ceipt which is hereunto annexed marked "A," dated "Augusta, September 20, 
1864," and signed by J. H. Manley. 

By Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. State what Mr. Manley said to you about these men. 

A. The remark I made was, "when I buy anything I like to see it; where 
is your men?" He said, " no trouble, I have plenty of men — part of them are 
in jail." 

Q. Did you have an interview then with the Adjutant General, and if so, 
state what he said ? 



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A. I did afterwards. I came down here to the State House and told Gen. 
Hodsdon the transaction with Manley, and tokl him we were to pay him 
$3,000 for six men, and asked him if it was all right — if Manley had the men 
and would furnish them, and he said it was all right. 

ISAAC W. VAENEY. 



Stlvanos B. Walton of Mercer, affirmed and was examined. 

Bt Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of the town of Mercer in 1864-5, and if 
so, please state what transactions you had relative to filling the quotas of said 
toW^n. 

A. I was. In the fall of 1864 I received a line from Col. A. B. Farwell of 
Augusta, saying that he had men and would fill the quota of our town at $400 
each, if we saw him or would come the next day. We arrived here about 
night of the next day — saw Mr. Farwell, who said that he had men that he 
would furnish for our town for the said sum of $400 apiece. I asked him 
where the men were, or who they were, or what they were. He said that they 
were whole or most of them seamen that had no residence in the United States, 
that had served three years in the navy. Government had said to them, if 
you will re-enlist you may sell yourselves to whatever town will pay you the 
highest bounty — showed me twelve papers signed by twelve names ; those were 
enlisting papers, and the papers said "assigned to the quota of blank;" said if 
we bought the men he should insert " Mercer" in the blank. He said he saw 
Secretary of War last week — Stanton — and he gave his permission that towns 
might buy these men ; that he, Farwell, had sold some to Sidney and some to 
Manchester, and to some other towns which I do not now recollect. I then 
asked him if the Adjutant General of this State was satisfied with such trans- 
actions, as we had understood at Mercer that he called them straw men. Said 
he, " I don't ask you to pay me one dollar till I bring a receipt (certificate) to 
you from the Adjutant General that there is twelve men credited to your 
quota." That receipt he brought signed by J. L. Hodsdon, and I paid him, 
Farwell, $4,800 and took his receipt, I think. Mr. Farwell said it would be 
necessary for us to take the names of these twelve men and make a record of 
them at Mercer as men that we had in the navy. I carried the names up. to 
Mercer and laid them before the town meeting. I bought these men in good 
faith, relying on the representations of Farwell. The papers above referred to 
are, as I suppose, now in the hands of Gen. John L. Hodsdon. There was a 
mistake of one man that he in his report had put to the credit of Augusta, 
and I wrote to him about it. We sent the papers by mail to the Commission 
on Equalizing War Debts. I wish these papers, when obtained, to be annexed 
to my deposition, and I will give the Commission an order for them.* 

SYLVANUS B. WALTON. 

* Papers relative to these men not feund among the papers of Mercer received from 
Gen. Hodsdon. A. C. Walker, Clerk. 



APPENDIX B. 71 



Augusta, Me., Wednesday, June 15, 1870. 
Stlvanus B. Walton yecalled and examined. 

By Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. Have you any recollection of signing any certificate or paper as to the 
residence of the twelve men wliom you purchased of A. B Farwell, as afore- 
said, that they were resident of, or liable to military duty in the town of 
Mercer ? 

A. I have not. 

Q. Please look at this paper, which purports to be a certificate of such res- 
idence in the town of Mercer, and state whether your signature appears thereon. 
This paper was taken from the files of the Adjutant G-eneral's office, having 
been filed with the Naval Commission in 18G4. 

A. (Witness looks.) I have no doubt that my signature is there, but I did 
not comprehend the meaning or purport of that paper when I signed it ; had I 
done .so, I never should have signed it. There is not a thing about that paper 
which recalls the circumstances under which I signed it. 

SYLVANUS B. WALTON. 

Thomas Littllefield of Auburn, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of your town for the years 1864:-5? 

A. I was. 

Q. As such did you purchase men or credits for men in March, 1865, of 
Colby & Pike to fill some previous quota of Auburn? 

A. I did. The business was done with Benjamin Hurd. 

Q. Did or not said Benjamin Hurd claim to act for Colby & Pike? 

A. He did. 

Q. State particularly all the conversation and negotiations you had with 
Hurd in reference to the transaction. 

A. Mr. Hurd came to Auburn some time in the winter, I think — I should 
say in January, 18G5 — stating that he was an agent of Colby & Pike. I ques- 
tioned him particularly as to the men, saying that we had never filled our 
quotas with anything but real men and did not want to be humbugged. He 
said that they put in none but real men, and there was no humbug about it. 
Then I made a contract with Mr. Hurd for six men — agreed to give him $450 
each for six men put in for three years. A few days — I should say not more 
than a week — after he sent a letter over stating that they had put the men in, 
and wished us to remit the money. I wrote back to him that I wanted the 
names of the men, and to know what regiment they had gone into, and that as 
soon as I got a certificate from the Provost Marshal that the men were put in, 
I would pay the money. A short time after that Mr. Kurd came over to 



72 PAPER CREDITS. 

Auburn, but did not have the names of the men or certificate, and I thought 
there was some humbug about it and still refused to pay the money, although 
he urged hard. I wrote to Mr. Dingley, our Senator, about it, and he advised 
me not to pay them. Then I received several communications from Mr. Hurd 
stating that the men were all right and that we ought to pay, and threatning 
to sue us. To which I paid no attention. About tiie first of March, 18G5, I 
found the names of John D. Hilsman, Richard Hurd, Richard Hogg, Thomas 
Kelley, Breman Keens and John D. Lyons credited to us upon the Provost 
Marshal's books at Auburn. Judge Morrill, the Provost Marshal of the 2d 
district, told me that Maj. Littler sent the names to him, or that they came 
from Maj. Littler's office. "Very soon after Mr. Hurd came ever with a receipt 
which he said was written by Mr. Pike, and which he said was written strong 
enough to indemnify us against the claims of any and all parties. Tlie receipt 
is hereunto annexed marked "A," and is dated March 7, 1865. 

Q. Are these men, whose names you have given, residents of Auburn, or 
were they ever there resident, or did you know the men or any of them ? 

A. No, sir; they were not residents of Auburn and never had been, and I 
did not know any of them. 

Q. Have you ever signed any blank or paper, or have you ever been re- 
quested to do so, certifying that the residence of these men was in Auburn ? 

A. No, sir. I have never signed, or been requested to sign, any such 
paper. 

Q. Was your town's claim for these men in reimbursement disallowed by 
the Commission on Equalizing War Debts ? 

A. It was disallowed on the ground that no such men could be found as 
having been put into the service. 

THOMAS LITTLEFIELD. 



MiCAH Stockbridge of Freeport, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of your town in 1864-5? 

A. Yes, sir, I was. 

Q. Look at this volume of record of naval credits allowed by Naval Com- 
missioners, at the town of Freeport, and name the men on the list that were 
actual residents of said Freeport. 

A. (Witness looks.) William Bibber, William H. Chadsey, Samuel W. 
Chase, John M. Dillingham, David Dunham, John A. Hyde, Alvin D. Mitch- 
ell, John J. Rogers, William P. Rogers, Frank Rogers, Cephas K. Waite, Joel 
K. Brewer, George Chadsey, Peter E. Mousrone, Wm. H. Stockbridge. I 
find two David Dunhams, but there was but one of the name. He had served 
in the navy and had re-enlisted, and his name was returned twice — once as 
David Dunham and once as David H. Dunham. 

Q. State the circumstances under which you obtained tlie other credits 
named on the list. 

A. When my son, Wm. H. Stockbridge, enlisted in the navy I went with 
him to Portland and got acquainted with the naval recruiting officer there. 



APPENDIX B. Y3 

When I was filling our quota in 1864, I got this recruiting officer to aid me 
in getting the men I had procured to serve on board the Sabine, mustered 
in. A short time previous to this he told me that he had enlisted some 
foreigners that was not assigned to any town, and that he would sell me some 
for $100 apiece, or, perhaps, it was a little more than f 100 apiece. The re- 
cruiting officer's name was, I think, John P. Heath. He said they were men 
whom he had enlisted and had gone forward to Boston in the Receiving Ship 
Ohio. 

Q. Did he represent that he had paid any part of this f 100 to the men, or 
did you pay anything to the mem ? ' 

A. I did not ; and he did not represent that he had paid them anything. 

Q. Did you understand that the $100 or more which you were paying him 
was a gratuity to him for the assignment of the men? 

A. I did not have any definite thought about it, but I supposed it was a gra- 
t%ity. He said he had a right to dispose of the men, and could get more for 
them from some other town. 

Q. Did you make a contract with him for the men, and if so, for how many 
and at what price ? 

A. I did, for seven men at about $1100. 

Q. Did you take a receipt from him for the payment of the money, and a 
list of the names? 

A. I took a receipt for the money, and I think, a list of the names. 

Q. Where are said list and receipt, and will you put them at the disposal of 
this Commission? 

A. They are at home, and I will furnish them to be made a part of this dep- 
osition. 

(Two receipts and a list of names annexed June 24, 1870, marked "C," "D" 
and " E" respectively.) 

Q. Did you make a return of the residents of Freeport serving in the navy 
or marine corps, and if so, did you include the names of the men bought ef 
said Heath in the return ? 

A. I did make a return to the Naval Commission, and did include the men 
bought of Heath. 

Q. Were there or not ten men bought of J. P. Deering & Co. in January, 
1865, for the quota of your town, and if so, what officer negotiated for them? 

A. There were. N. 0. True, one of the selectmen of our town, negotiated 
for them. 

* MICAH STOCKBRIDGE. 

Robert Knowles of Corinna, sworn and examined. 

B*f Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of Corinna in 1864-5 ? 
■ A. I was. • 

Q. Did you assist in filling the quotas of your town under the calls of 
1864? 
A. I did. 

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Q. "Whether or not you bought men or credits of one S. C. Archer of 
Bangor, daring that time for the quota of your town? 

A. I did. I bought sixteen men, and was to pay f 500 per man, making 
f 8,000, but he discounted and we did pay him $7,900. 

Q. State the negotiations and representations made to you by Archer in 
reference to these men. 

A. I v^as introduced to Archer by Esquire Sprague, who had seen Archer 
and talked the matter over with him, and he agreed to put the men in at $500 
per man. I don't think he stated anything about the men, but I supposed 
they were men who had re-enlisted and were unassigned. 

Q. Did he furnish you with a list of the names of the men ? 

A. He did not, but I saw their names on the books of the Provost Marshal 
at Bangor credited to our town. 

Q. Did you afterwards ascertain in what manner Archer procured these 
men, and if so, state the facts? 

A. Walker and Shaw of Newport, told me not to pay Archer, as Pike & 
Colby owned the men. I afterwards came to Augusta and saw one of the 
firm of Pike & Colby and asked him if he furnished the men to said Archer, 
and he said he did. I asked him what discount he would make on the men and 
give me a receipt in full for the sixteen men — told him that we were holden for 
$2,000 balance to Archer. He said he could not discount any, for Archer was 
owing him that amount. I asked him if he sold his claim of the men to Capt. 
Archer, and he told me that he had sold his claim, and I concluded it would be 
better to settle with Archer, and did so settle at a discount of $100. 

Q. Have you taken from the Adjutant General's office a list of the men 
bought of Archer? 

A. I did not, but we have a list furnished by Gen. Hodsdon, which I annex 
to this deposition marked "A." 

Q. Are these names the names of men living in Corinna at that or any 
time. 

A. They are not to my knowledge. 

Q. Have your town officers ever made claim by any return or paper or cer- 
tificate that these men were residents of your town ? 

A. They have not to my knowledge. 

Q. Did you take receipts of Mr. Archer for the money paid for these men, 
and if so, will you annex same to your deposition ? 

A. I did take receipt^, and h^e three of them which I will annex to ray 
deposition ; and I had receipts for the whole amount, but some of them have 
been mislaid. Receipts annexed marked '' B," " C " and " D " respectively. 

ROBERT KNOWLES. 

WiNCKWOKTH S. Allan of Corinna, sworn and ^amined. 

By Me. TALBOT. 

Q. State what you know relative to the manner of getting the names in the 
paper marked "A," annexed to the deposition of Mr. Knowles, whose testi- 
mony you have just heard. 



APPENDIX B. 



n 



A. I came to Augusta to prosecute our claim for reimbursement before the 
Commission on Equalizing War Debts, and in doing so I found it necessary to 
procure the names, and I went to the Adjutant General's office and there 
learned that the Commissioners had the names of all men shown on his re- 
cords, and that the names of men purchased of ^. C. Archer were not on the 
rolls. I then went to the house of Gen. John L. Hodsdon, and he, in a few 
moments, gave me a list of them, for which service he asked and I paid $5. I 
asked him if he would not sign his name to the list, and he declined, saying 
he was not an official. The Commissioners disallowed my claim for these 
men. 

WINCKWORTH S. ALLAN. 

Chandler Baker of Bingham, sworn and examined, 

By Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of Bingham in 1864-5 ? 

A. I was, sir; to March, 1865. 

Q. State if in that capacity you negotiated for the purchase of credits to be 
allowed on the quota of your town on the call of December, 1864. 

A. I did, sir. 

Q. With whom did you have this negotiation ? 

A. With Tilson H. Dinsmore of Skowhegan. 

Q. State all the facts relative to this negotiation — what was said by said 
Dinsmore, if anything, as to his authority to dispose of men to be allowed on 
your quota. 

A. He told me that there was a certain amount of men in the navy that 
were not assigned to any town, and that those men had bargained themselves 
with different individuals to allow them the right to assign them to any towns 
that these individuals might sell them to. He offered to fill my quota of seven 
—the number I wanted— for $445 each, but he came down to $430 before I 
traded with him, which latter sum I gave him, making $3,010 for the seven 
men. I think this negotiation was had in the office of J. P. Deering & Co. of 
Augusta. He said he had contracted for these men with J. H. Manley, who 
had authority from headquarters to dispose of them. 

Q. Did you receive any certificate containing the names of these men that 
they had been allowed or quotaed to the town of Bingham? 

A. I did, sir; as appears by certificate marked "A" signed by R. M. Littler, 
dated January 17, 1865, and hereunto annexed. I obtained this certificate from 
said Littler himself. 

Q. Did you have any conversation with Mr. Littler as to who these men 
were, or as to the authority of said Manley or Dinsmore to dispose of them, 
and if so, what was it? 

A. I think I did have a talk with him. I got the information from him that 
they were men in the navy, and that the parties named had authority to dis- 
pose of them. 

Q. Did you take a receipt of said Dinsmore for said sum paid for these 
men? 



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A. I did, sir, but I have not got it hete. I suppose it to be on the files of 
our selectmen's oflBce. 

Q. Did the town of Bingham claim reimbursement for these men of the 
Commission of War Debts, and if st), what was the result? 

A. Tlie town did claim reimburseeient, but the claim was disallowed on 
the ground, as I understood, that they did not allow for paper credits or 
navy credits. 

CHANDLER BAKER. 



Augusta, Me., Thursday, June 16, 1870. 
Tristram P. Sawyer of Dexter, sworn and examined. 

Bt Mr. TALBOT, 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of the town of Dexter in 1864-5, and are 
you now? 

A. I was and am. 

Q. Did you aid personally in filling the quota of your town for the call of 
December, 1864? 

A. I did. 

Q. Did you buy men or credits for men to fill that quota, and if so, how 
many, of whom, and at what price? 

A. We bought eight men — as we supposed men — of Elliott Walker of 
Newport. The men cost us $462 apiece, a part of which was for expenses of 
transferring the men. 

Q. Did said Walker pretend to represent any parties in the transaction, and 
if so, what parties did he pretend to represent? 

A. Mr. Walker, who acted for Newport, had some surplus men. Our quota 
was thirty-five, and we went to Newport to see if we could get some of them. 
We then needed ten men. 

Q. State what representations were made by Walker in reference to the 
men. 

A. He said they had a few more men than Newport needed, but they had 
had applications for more than they had to spare from other towns. He made 
no representations as to who the men were or how they were obtained. While 
we were there the selectmen of Plymouth came in to buy men. 

Q. What, if any, bargain did you make with Mr. Walker in reference to 
transferring men to your quota ? 

A. The bargain was that we were to pay him $450 apiece and the expense of 
transferring them from Newport. I am not sure that the sum was divided just 
in the way I have stated, but we paid $462 per man. This money was to be 
paid to Walker when he brought us a certificate that the men were credited to 
our town from Maj. Littler, the A. A. Provost Marshal General. 

Q. Was such certificate actually brought to you, and was the money paid? 



APPENDIX B. 77 

A. We received a certificate from Littler that eight men were credited to 
our town, and paid Walker the money and took his receipt. 

Q. Did said certificate contain a list of the names ? and if so, please furnish 
a list of the names. 

A. It did contain a list of the names, and they are as follows : Hamilton 
Williams, Henry Morris, Ernest Prathy (Platz), Henry M. Schmidt, James 
Mullen, George Stratton, Thomas Quinn, John W. Mattocks. 

Q. Where are said lists and receipts, and will you endeavor to find them, 
and if found, allow them to be annexed to your deposition as a part thereof? 

A. They are in the selectmen's office at home, and I will endeavor to find 
them and will allow them to be annexed to my deposition. 

(Annexed, marked "B" and "C") 

Q. Are these the names of men who are now or ever have been residents 
of your town? 

A. I should say not, to my knowledge. 

Q. Was any other person than Walker acting in the transaction ? 

A. Not when we were bargaining for them, but when we were paying for 
them Elisha W. Shaw was there and seemed to be a party concerned, and, I 
think, signed the receipt with Walker. 

Q. Of whom did Walker procure these eight names ? 

A. I couldn't say ; but after we bargained for them, and before we got the 
certificate of Maj. Littler, it began to be talked around that they were paper 
men, and objection was made by our chairman to paying for them, but Mr. 
Walker said he would retain the money so that we should be safe. I inferred 
he was to pay it out to some party, and name of Capt. Archer of Bangor, was 
mentioned. Walker said he would refund tlie money to our town if the men 
would not answer our purpose. 

Q. Before paying for these men, or at the time of paying, did you have any 
knowledge or intimation that the men were already in the naval or marine 
service of the United States ? 

A. We did get that impression, but I don't think it was from Walker or 
Shaw. 



Bt Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. Then why did you not speak to Walker or Shaw about it, and inquire of 
them whether they were naval or marine corps men, and what right they had 
to sell them ? 

A. We thought that if we had Maj. Littler's certificate, and that of the 
District Provost Marshal, that would make it all right, and we had the im- 
pression that Mr. Walker was acting for Newport in good faith, and then the 
money was to be refunded if they did not answer our purpose. 

Q. Did you obtain sucl^ certificate ^om the District Provost Marshal? 

A. I could not say positively whether we did or not, but did receive a let- 
ter from Capt. Wood, dated " Bangor, February 15, 1865," hereunto annexed 
marked "A." I have no doubt that I saw the names of these men on the books 
of the Provost Marshal at Bangor credited to Dexter. 



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Q. Have you or your town officers, to your knowledge, in any return, cer- 
tificate or blank, claimed the men whose names you haVe given, to be residents 
of Dexter? 

A. No, sir. 

TRISTEAM P. SAWYER. 



Augusta, Me., Friday, June 17, 1870. 
Albert N. Greenwood of Fairfield, sworn and examined. 

By Me. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of Fairfield in 1864-5, and did you as 
such assist in filling the quotas of your town ? 

A. I was, and did assist in filling the quotas of the town in 1864-5. 

Q. State whether as such you purchased men or credits early in January, 
1865, to go on the quota of your town, and if so, of whom, and how many did 
you purchase ? 

A. I did purchase men of Joseph F. Nye and Francis Kenrick, Jr., of Fair- 
field. I do not recollect how many, but enough to complete the filling of our 
quota. 

Q. What did you give per man ? 

A. I think we paid Mr. Nye $465 each? 

Q. What talk did you have with Kenrick or Nye as to who the men were or 
how they acquired the right to sell them ? 

A. I had no talk with Nye. I said to Kenrick, "I want some good men." 
He said he had been over east and had some good men on hand. 

Q. Had Kenrick or Nye been in the enlisting business', and had you pro- 
cured recruits of them before this ? 

A. They had been in the business, and we had procured recruits of them 
which we knew to be real men, some of whom were residents of our town. 

Q. Was it or not your intention or expectation to procure only real men, 
and had you any knowledge or expectation that quotas could be filled by men 
alr^dy in the naval or marine service ? 

A. It was our intention and expectation to procure real men, and at that 
time we had no knowledge that a quota could be filled in any other way. 

Q. Was your town's claim for reimbursement disallowed by the Commission 
for Equalizing War Debts in respect to any of the men purchased of Messrs. 
Nye & Kenrick ? 

A. I understood the claim as to eight men was disallowed, whose names 
were as follows : James L. Ward, Joseph Stokle, William E. Alardt, Thomas 
Fulton, Daniel Carr, Stephen Dempsey, Joseph Frantus and Andrew CofFery. 

Q. Are these the names of persons that are or erer have been residents of 
your town ? 

A. No, sir; not that I know of. 

Q. What do you know, or what have you heard, about whp these men were 
or where they came from ? 



APPENDIX B. ff^ 

A. I did' not know, and never heard anything about who they were or 
where they came from, b*t I supposed they were real men, and that they were 
men that Kenrick had got over east in the Provinces. 

Q. Did you make payments at the rates you have named, and did you take 
receipts for tlie money so paid? 

A. I did, and the receipts for these men, with others, are hereunto annexed 
marked "A," " B," " C " and " D." 

Q. Before making the payment did you require and were you furnished with 
any evidence from the military authorities of the State that said eight men 
were credited to your town? 

A. I did, and was furnished with three certificates from the Commissioner, 
dated January 10 and 11, 1865, hereunto annexed marked "E," "F" and 
" G." 

Q. Did any other officer act with you in the negotiation relative to which 
you have testified? 

A. Mr. Elbridge.G. Pratt acted with me. 

Q. Which furnished the eight men of whom you have testified — Mr. Nye or 
Mr. Kenrick? 

A. I think Mr. Nye, but two of them may have been furnished- by Mr. 
Kenrick. 

Q. At that time was Mr. Nye employed in the military or civil service ? 

A. He was sherifi" of the county of Somerset, and Deputy Provost Marshal 
of the 3d Congressional District. 

ALBEKT N. GREENWOOD. 

Nelson Thompson of Friendship, sworn and examined. 

Bt Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. State if you obtained any men or credits to be allowed on the quota of 
Friendship under the calls of 1864, and if so, how many, of whom, and what 
did you pay for each man ? 

A. I agreed to pay Thomas M. Stevens of Pittston, f 100 each for nine men, 
provided that they should be properly credited to the town of Friendship. 

Q. What was said by Mr. Stevens as to how he obtained these men and his 
authority to dispose of them on the quotas Of towns. 

A. He said that Mr. Heath, naval agent then at Portland, said that he had 
charge of men in the navy that he could transfer to the quota of any town. He 
did not say anything in regard to his authority. Stevens said Heath was com- 
ing to Augusta in a few days and would arrange matters all right, and he, 
Stevens, would let me know. 

Q. Did Stevens subsequently give you any information as to these men, 
and if so, what ? 

A. He came to me with Mr. Geyer and said he had the men, and I went 
with him over to the enrolling officer, Zenas Cook, 2d, and the names of the 
nine men were enrolled by Mr. Cook in my presence. Stevens said it was 
necessary to enroll them in order to hold them, as the men had no residence. 
I think he said they were aliens. 



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Q. Had you a list of the names of these men furnished you by Stevens or 
any one else, and can you no«^ recollect their names ^ 

A. I did not take a list — I had no list — and I do not recollect their 
names. 

Q. Did either of said men, then or at any time before, reside in Friendship 
to your knowledge ? 

A. They did not. 

Q. Did you inquire of Stevens as to whether these men were real, actual 
men, or mere names of men? 

A. I did not. I had no suspicions that they were not real men. 

Q. "Who paid Stevens for these men? 

A. Robert Geyer paid him, Stevens, f900 in my presence, and took his 
receipt for the same. 

Q. Did you at that time, or at any other, see these men or any one of them 
to your knowledge? 

A. I did not. 

Q. Did you go with said Stevens to see Maj. J. W. T. Gardiner, A. A. 
Provost Marshal General, then at Gardiner, before you closed the negotiation 
for these men? 

A. I did. 

Q. Please^^te if Maj. Gardiner made any statement as to who these men 
were, where they came from, or the authority of Stevens to credit them to the 
quota of Friendship. 

A. He did not make any statement in regard to the matter. I asked 
him if it was perfectly safe to pay for these men, and he said it was. 

NELSON THOMPSON. 



Augusta, Me., Saturday, June 18, 1870. 
Albion G. Huston of Damariscotta, sworn and examined. 

Bt Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of Damariscotta in 1864 ? 

A. Yes sir. 

Q. Did you in that capacity negotiate with any person for men or credits to 
be allowed on the quota of Damariscotta tor 1864, and if so, of whom did you 
obtain them, hew many men or credits, and at what price per man? 

A. I did negotiate with G. M. Delany for eight men at $60 per man. 

Q. Did you receive from said Delany any receipt for the money paid for 
said men ? 

A. I did. The receipt was dated August 9, 1864, signed by him, and is 
hereunto annexed marked "A." 

Q. State, if any, what statements said Delany made to you in relation to 
these men, who they were, where they were, or under what authority he dis- 
posed of them to you to be allowed on your quota. 



APPENDIX B. 31 

A. He stated that they were in the naval service in the Eeceiving Ship 
Ohio. He said he had authority to dispose of them, but did not state what 
authority, nor did he show any authority. 

Q. Did said Delany furnish you with a list of the names of the persons so 
disposed of by him, and if so, can you furnish this Commission with such list? 

A. He did, but I cannot furnish the list. 

Q. State what you recollect about said list and what you did with it. 

A. He sent me a list purporting to come from the officers of the Receiving 
Ship Ohio, and by his orders I returned it to the office of the Provost Marshal 
of the 3d District. 

Q. Did you personally so return said list, and if so, did you see the names 
of those men credited on the books of the Provost Marshal to the town of 
Damariscotta ? 

A. I did not. I sent it by mail. I can't say that I ever saw them so 
credited. 

Q. State if you made any inquiry of the Adjutant General of this State if 
it would be a proper proceeding for you to buy men who were already in the 
naval service of the United States to be credited to the quota of Damariscotta^ 
and if so, what did he say ? y 

Al I do not recollect of making such inquiry. 

Q. Had you at this time any suspicion that they were not real men who 
might legally be allowed on your quota? 

A. I had not. 

Q. Did either of said men at that time or before reside in Damariscotta to 
your knowledge ? 

A. No, sir. 

Q. Have you at any time, to your recollection, signed any paper or cer- 
tificate stating that said men at any time resided in Damariscotta ? 

A. I think I have signed something stating that they were residents of 
Damariscotta. 

Q. Please state why you signed such paper knowing that they did not 
reside in Damariscotta. 

A. It was because Delany told us that they must have resided in the town 
in order to ,be credited to the quota of the town, and because the authorities 
of the State sent us a blank return and certificate for our signatures, but I 
cannot recollect whether or not any names were written therein. I do recol- 
lect that I did not, nor any person in behalf of Damariscotta, insert any names 
in the same. I now indentify the paper put into my hands, taken, as I under- 
stand, from the office of the Adjutant General, to be that return and certificate. 

ALBION G. HUSTON. 



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Atigusta, Me., Monday, June 20, 1870. 
Orison Eollins of Livermore, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 
Q. Were you one of the selectmen of Lirermore for 1864-5? 
A. I was, for 1863-4 and 5. 

Q. Did you assist in filling the quota of your town under the call of De- 
cember, 1864? 
A. Yes, sir. 

Q. For that purpose did you make contracts with any person for men or 
ceredits for men, and if so, with whom, and for how many, and at what price? 

A, I made contracts with A. Herriman of Auburn, for ten men at $450 
; apiece. 

Q. Where and when was the contract made? 
A. It was made at Auburn on one of the last days of 1864. 
Q. State particularly the negotiation you had with Herriman. 
A. We had a town meeting in our town on the last Saturday in December 
to see what action the town would take to fill our quota. The town voted for 
the selectmen to procure men wherever they could, on the best terms they 
' could to fill the quota then called for. Mr. Soule, who was a special agent to 
assist the selectmen, myself and Mr. John White went to Auburn. I went to 
the office of Mr. Herriman and told him what we were after, and asked liim if 
he had men — volunteers for three years — and he said he had plenty of men. 
He inquired how many our quota was, and we told him our quota was four- 
teen, and he said he would be happy to furnish them. I told him we had some 
credit, and that all I should procure at that time would be ten men. I asked 
him if it would make any difference to him whether we had one man or ten, 
and he said "no" it would make no difference, the price would be just the same. 
He said he should ask us f 450 apiece. Then there was a talk with regard to 
the money, and in that talk we were to have a certain number of days — I 
think till the next Saturday — to deposit the money in the Lewiston bank, sub- 
iect to his order when he presented to the teller of the bank a certificate from 
the Provost Marshal that ten men had been credited to the quota of Liver- 
more. 

Q. Did Herriman say anything as to who the men were, where they were, 
or how he acquired the right to sell them? 
A. No, sir; he did not to me. 

^. Had you any knowledge or intimation that the men you were buying 
■ were already in the naval service of the United States? 

A. No, sir ; not the least. I did know that there was some such business 
going on as these brokers furnishing towns with men, and I did not know by 
what authority or how they obtained them. 

Q. Did you receive a certificate of the Provost Marshal of the muster-in 
.and enlistment of these ten men which you had of Herriman? 



APPENDIX B. 83 

A. I did, and I produce the paper and annex it to my deposition. The 
paper is dated January 10, 1865, signed by Nahum Morrill and marked "A." 

Q. Are tlie names on said paper the names of persons who are or ever have 
been residents of Livermore to your knowledge? 

A. 'No, sir; they are not, any of them, and there are no men in our town 
and never has been within the last forty years, of any such names. 

Q. Did Herriman say, or pretend at that or any time, that he had advanced 
bounty to men in the marine corps named on said certificate ? 

A. He never did. He never told me anything about who or where they 
were. 

Q. Have you or any town officer, to your knowledge, ever certified that any 
of these men were residents of your town? 

A. No, sir. 

Q. Did you take any other receipt for the money paid for these men than 
the memoranda upon the bottom of the certificate marked "A." 

A. No, sir, I did not take any other. 

Q. Was your town's claim for reimbursement for these men disallowed by 
the Commission for Equalizing War Debts, and if so, upon what ground? 

A. To my knowledge the town was not reimbursed for them. The Com- 
missioners told me that they should not allow for any men who did not 
enter the service. 

ORISON ROLLINS. 



Augusta, Me., Tuesday, June 21, 1870. 
JosiAH Bailey of Andover, sworn and examined. 

Bv Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of your town for the year 1864-5 ? 

A. I. was foi the year 1864, and until March, 1865. 

Q. Did you assist in filling your town's quota under the call of December, 
1864? 

A. I did, sir. 

Q. How did you fill it? 

A. I hired three men of our own town for one year each and paid them 
$500 apiece, and I bought five men of Charles Kimball, then and now of Rum- 
ford, and paid him $475 for each man. 

Q. State all the particulars of the trade with Kimball. 

A. He came to Andover and said he thought he could get us some men. 
He had furnished eight men, I think, for Rumford. Mr. Chatman, one of my 
associates, and myself took some money and went to see Kimball, who said he 
would go to Auburn and do the best he could for us — would get us five men at 
a rate not to exceed $500 each. He did get five men, and charged us $475 
apiece. I got the balance of the money and went to Rumford and paid him 
and took the certificate signed by Nahum Morrill, dated January 11, 1865, here- 
unto annexed, marked "A." 



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Q. Did Kimball say anything about who these men were, or where they 
were, or how he came by them ? 

A. He did not, and I did not ask anything about that, but I supposed he 
bought them of Herriman of Auburrf. 

Q. Had you any knowledge or intimation that they were already ia the 
Marine service ot the United States. 

A. I had not until I got the certificate that they were Marine men. 

Q. Did you suppose that the money you were paying Kimball was for boun- 
ties advanced to the men ? 

A. It was represented that bgunties had been advanced to the men, and 
that the brokers were selling the men for the boijhties advanced to them, with 
some profits to the brokers. This representation was made by'Kimball. 

Q. Are the men named on this list residents of Andover, or have they ever 
been? 

A. No, sir, they never have been, and they are not persons that I ever knew. 

Q. Was your town's claim for reimbursement for these men disallowed by 

the Commissioners on Equalization ? 

A. Yes, sir. It was. 

JOSIAH BAILEY. 

Moses Dunsmoor of Smithfield, sworn and examined. 

By Me. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of Smithfield in 1804-5 ? 

A. I was for the years of 1864, '5 and '6. 

Q. In behalf of your town did you purchase six men or credits for men of 
J. H. Manley of Augusta, and if so, at what rate ? 

A. I did, and at the rate of $500 per man. 

Q. Did you make payment for the men at that rate, and did you take a 
receipt for the money ? 

A. I did make payment, and took the receipt marked "A," annexed to Isaac 
W. Varney's deposition, which paper has been shown me. 

Q. What did Manley say at the time or at any time as to who the six men 
were, where they were, or how he obtained the right to sell them? 

A. The onh- conversation I ever had with Manley was at the time I bought 
the men, and at that time all that was said was that we would pay tlie money 
when he produped the evidence that they were mustered in and allowed on our 
quota. Nothing was said about who they were or where they were. 

Q. Previously to that had you informed the Adjutant General or any of the 
State military authorities of your intention of purchasing men ot Manley, or 
any other broker, and had you asked of the Adjutant or other military authority 
directions in reference to such purchase ? 

A. Yes, I had done so. 

Q. What directions did you receive ? 

A. To receive a certificate that the men had been assigned to our quota and 
that that would be a sufficient voucher to pay upon. This direction was given 
by Gen. Hodsdon. Mr. Backer, the Deputy Dist. Pro. Mar., also gave me the 
same directions. 



APPENDIX B. 85 

Q. Did you get such certificate for these six men, and if so where is it? 

A. I did, and I turned it over to my successors in office. 

Q, Did said certificate contain the names ? 

A. I think it did not ; that is ray impression. 

Q. Did you ever have the names ? 

A. No, I never did. • 

Q. Had you any knowledge or intimation that the men you bought of Man- 
ley were already in the Naval service of the United States ? 

A. Either Manley or A. B. Farwell said they were in the Naval service. 

Q. What had A. B. Farwell to do with the matter? 

A. He appeared to be a side broker. He was going in and out of the office 
and appeared to be interested. 

Q. Was it claimed by Manley or Farwell that they had advanced bounties 
to these men ? 

A. No. They didn't say anything of that kind. 

Q. Was your claim for reimbursement for these men disallowed ? 

A. I do not know, sir; but I understand tliat it was. 

Q. Did you buy other men for your town of G. M. Delany & Co., and if so, 
how many, when, and for what sum ? 

A. Yes, sir. I bought three in February, 1865, for f 1,275. 

Q. Have you got a receipt for the money, with a list of the names bought 
of Delany? 

A. We have got a receipt for the money but no list of the names, and I 
don't think we ever had. I annex the receipt dated February 13, 1865, signed 
by G. M. Delany & Co., and marked "B." 

Q. Did you have a certificate from the Provost Marshal or Adjutant General 
that these three men were assignad to your quota, and if so, where is it*, and 
did it contain a list of their names? 

A. We had the certificate of the Adjutant General, and I turned it over to 
my successors in office, and I think it did not contain a list of the names, but 
only the number of men. 

Q. Did you purchase another lot of men of J. P. Deering & Co., and if so, 
how many, when, and at what rate? 

A. I bought six men of J. P. Deering & Co., in January, 1865, and paid 
$2,610 as per his receipt dated January 23, '65, signed John P. Deering & Co., 
hereunto annexed, marked "C." 

Q. What, if any evidence, had you that those six men were assigned to the 
quota of your town ? 

A. The Adjutant General's receipt which I had, but it did not, I think, con- 
tain their names, but only the number of men. This paper I handed to my 
successors and don't know where it is. 

Q. What representations did Deering & Co. or Delany & Co., or either of 
them make as to the men purchased of them respectively? 

A. I remember that Delany said that we could not buy the men so cheap in 
the market in a few days after, but I do not recollect that either of them or any 
of them said anything about how or where they got them or who they were. 

Q. Had you any knowledge or intimation that they were men already in the 
Naval service of the United States ? 



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A. I had no such intimation from the brokers, but there was talk upon the 
streets that there was a surplus of men in the Naval service and that these men 
by authority of the government had a right to assign them to towns. 

Q. Did you know, or had you any belief that the monies you were paying 
for these men was for bounties advanced by them to the men? 

A. I supposed they had advanced some p1)rtion of the money to the men, 
and the rest was their profit. 

MOSES DUNSMOOR. 

Elisha W. Shaw of Newport, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Whether or not, Mr. Shaw, you were concerned in filling the quota of 
Newport early in 1865, and also in transferring certain men to Dexter? 

A. I was one of a committee, which consisted of myself, Elliot Walker and 
Henry W. Towle, to fill the quota of our town under the call of December, 
1864. 

Q. State particularly what arrangements your committee made to fill that 
quota. 

A. The arrangement was to get all the men we could there in town, and we 
procured two there in town. After that, or about that time. Dr. Benson, a 
citizen of our town, was down here to Augusta and learned here tliat we could 
fill the rest of our quota by coming here. I think he brought home a writtten 
agreement from J. P. Deering & Co., stating that they would furnish men for 
$450 each. Mr. Walker and Dr. John Benson and myself came down here. 
We saw Deering & Co. ; but the most of the talk we had, I think, was with Hill, 
one of the Company. We had a list of the names from Hill, I think, and we 
came up to see the Adjutant General. We shew him the list, and told Mm that 
we were making this trade with these parties, and what we wanted to know was 
if these men were all right, and if in case we bought them they would count on 
our quota. He said that they would, that they were men in the marine service 
that had not been quotaed, and that were allowed to the State. 

Q. If you understood that these men had been allowed to the State, what 
was the claim of J. P. Deering & Co. to the men for which you proposed to pay 
them f 450 each ? 

A. We supposed it was for bounties they had advanced to the men. It was 
80 understood. 

Q. Did Hill or Deering & Co. or the Adjutant General represent that they 
had advanced anything as bounties to the men ? 

A. They did not state the sum, but Deering & Co. did represent that they 
had paid bounties to these men. 

Q. Was anything said about an agent having been on to enlist them and pay 
their bounties? 

A. My impression is that there was something said by D. T. Pike about it. 
We had had some ten men of him. 

Q, What bargain did you finally make with Deering & Co. ? 

A. We finally agreed to pay them f 440 apiece for twenty men. 

Q. What were to be the conditions of payment? 



APPENiDIX B. 87 

A. We agreed to pay down upon the reception of the certificate of the Pro- 
vost Marshal, and we did so. 

Q. Did you have an interview with the Provost Marshal, Maj. Littler, and 
if so, what did he say about these men? 

A. He said that the men were all right and would count on the quota of 
Newport. 

Q. Besides the twenty men bought of Deering & Co., did you buy of other 
parties, and if so, how many, and of whom? 

A. Deering & Co. claimed that the town had agreed to take of them twenty 
men, and Archer claimed that the town had agreed to take ten men of him, and 
both parties had had the men quotaed to our town without the knowledge of the 
town officers. We refused to take Archer's ten men, and he threatened to sue 
us. The Dexter folks heard that we had some surplus men and came to us, 
and we arranged to have eight of the Archer men transferred to Dexter. We 
paid Daniel T. Pike $415 each for the Archer men, as he claimed that they 
belonged to him. This was not paid until after the war. 

ELISHA W. SHAW. 



Ariel Wall of Hallowell, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you one of the aldermen of Hallowell for 1864-5? 

A. I have been an alderman there for 13 years up to last year. 

Q. Did you purchase men or credits for men under call of December, 1864, 
of J. P. Deering & Co., and if so, how many men and at what price? 

A. I did purchase of them five men for $2,150 on the 19th of January, 1865. 

Q. Upon what certificates and receipts did you make the payment? 

A. Upon the certificate of credit of the men by R. M. Littler, A. A. Pro. 
Marshal General, and the receipt of John P. Deering & Co. — certificate and 
receipt hereunto annexed, marked "A" and "B,"' respectively. 

Q. What representations did Deering & Co. make to you about these men, 
who they were, how they obtained them, and their right to sell them? 

A. The most of the talk I had was with Hill, — Deering was there in and 
out, — Hill represented that they were men that they had enlisted, and had had 
mustered in, and sent to the front about ten days before, and credited to them, 
and that they had a right to have them assigned where they pleased. I asked 
him "how is that," and he said, "we are enlisting men every day that are put 
to our credit to be assigned." I then said I would be better satisfied if I knew 
the company and regiment they were in, and he said I should be all right if I 
had the certificate of Littler that the men were credited to our quota. He then 
went out and came back with the certificate before referred to, and offered to 
get a similar one of the Adjutant General if I required it; but I had previously 
talked with Hodsdon, and he had told me that anything that went through the 
Pro. Marshal's office was all right or all correct, and also said that the business 
of allotting the soldiers had been transferred to the Pro. Marshal. 

Q. Had you any knowledge or intimation at the time of making the con- 



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tract with Deering & Co. that the five men sold by them were already in the 
Naval service of the United States ? 

A. No, sir. 

Q. Did you notify them that yoij would have nothing to do with men unless 
they were real men mustered into the service ? 

A. I told him that I wanted nothing to do with men unless they were live 
men, and were already in the field or were ready to be placed there. 

Q. Had you heard, at that time, some talk about paper men, and had you 
made it known that you would have nothing to do with paper men? 

A. ■ I had. There had been a good deal of talk about towns buying men 
that were already in the service and unassigned. It was said there was a lot 
of men in the Naval service to the credit of the State that had not been as- 
signed. I had talked with Governor Cony, and said to him that it would be a 
fair way to deduct them from the quota of the State and make the quotas of the 
towns from the balance of the State's quota. Then the governor said that he 
had allotted some of them to poor towns that hadn't men left to fill their quotas. 
When I suggested to him that they should be deducted from the State's quota 
he said there was a difference of opinion f^out that. There was talk among 
the officers about the State House that these men should be kept so that when 
towns had done their best and could not fill their quotas without a draft, these 
men should be allotted to them and there should be no draft. 

Q. Do you know that J. P. Deering & Co., Pike & Colby, and others here 
at Augusta, did actually obtain men of the class you have last described, and 
did sell them out to towns ? 

A. I know not, and I never did know whether these parties did obtain men 
of this class or not, but I knew that they had names which they were selling 
and which I do not know how they got. 

Q. Did you ever claim in any return, certificate or blank, that the five men 
named in certificate marked "A" were residents of Hallowell? 

A. No, sir. 

Q. Are these the names of persons that you ever knew? 

A. No, sir. I never could find them in any of the Adjutant General's books 
as men in the service from the State of Maine. 

Q. Was your claim for these five men disallowed by the Commissioners on 

Equalization ? 

A. It was. 

ARIEL WALL. 

Ariel Wall recalled. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Has Hill made any statement to you since the payment for men referred 
to, as to the character of the five men bought of Deering & Co., and if so, state 
all the conversation he and you had about it? 

A. In tlie spring of 18G5 I was in Waterville and at a hotel where Hill was 
present wjith others, and I was boasting that Hallowell had filled all htr quotas 
without putting in any paper men, "unless," I said turning to Mr. Hill, "tlie 
men I bought of you were paper men." I referred to the five men relative to 



APPENDIX B. gg 

which I have testified. He then replied that if it would give me any consola- 
tion he conld inform me that those men which we had of them were what I 
should call paper men. ' He said he had paid for one hundred seventeen men 
about f 33,000, and I took it that he meant such men as he had sold me, — that 
these were a part of the one hundred and seventeen men. I said to him that "if 
those were paper men you are a thief and a scoundrel, for you said that those 
men had not been to the front above ten days, and you know I told you that I 
would have nothing to do with paper men." 

ARIEL WALL. 

Elliot Walker of Newport, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you employed, and in what capacity, to fill the quota of your 
town in 186i? 

A. I was, as one of a committee with Mr. Henry W. Towle and Elisha 
W. Shaw. 

Q. State the proceedings your committee took to fill the quota. 

A. We first proceeded to get what men we could around home and there 
got two, I tliink, and then went to Bangor and iiad some talk with Stillman C. 
Archer, and I came to Augusta and had some talk with the brokers, and found 
that I could get only what is called paper men or State credit men, and I went 
to see Maj. Littler and asked him what about those men, and if it would be all 
right if we got them, and his reply was, "yes, if you get those men you will 
be all right." I made a sort of contract with Archer to furnish ten State credit 
men and ten one year's men, and was to pay him $450 for the three years and 
§300 for the one year's. I saw him soon after and he told me that he couldn't 
get the one year's men, and soon after that I had some talk — I don't know 
whether it was before or after — with Deering & Co., and Dr. Benson was com- 
ing to Augusta and I asked him to see what he could do about getting men to 
fill the quota. He went to Deering & Co., and when he came back brought 
back an agreement from them to furnish the whole number, twenty men. At 
this time there had been none quotaed to the town that I knew of. I was soon 
after at the Provost Marshal's office at Bangor, and I ascertained that there had 
been thirty men quotaed to the town. I was surprised to find it so, as I did not 
consider that we had made a trade with Deering & Co., or with Ar.-her, unless 
he. Archer, furnished the whole twenty. Both parties claimed that we had 
made a contract with thetn, and threatened to sue, I think, unless we paid for 
the men. Soon after that — we raised the money by individual subscription — 
we came down here to Augusta afid tried to have Deering & Co. allow us to 
take the Archer men — though we did not consider ourselves bound to either 
party. The final conclusion was to take the twenty of Deering & Co. They 
reduced the price to $440, leaving the others for after consideration. They 
represented that they had paid out large sums of money for them. Some of 
them represented that they had had agents out in the Southern States recruit- 
ing for them. It was some of the brokers ; I can't recollect now who it was. 
I talked with Col. Hodsdon about it some — I mean the Adjutant General at that 
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time. The substance of what I got from him was that these were men who had 
enlisted in seaports and were foreigners mostly, and that they had no particular 
residence in the United States — that the government ha'd taken the position that 
every man in the service should be (juotaed in some localities, that these brokers 
had by some means — I don't know that he explained how — had acquired a right 
of disposing of them. He said the State saved the payment of State bounty by 
filling quotas with these men. Either he or some of the brokers, I can't say 
which, told me that money had been paid to the men themselves to acquire the 
right of assigning them. I think this talk had reference to marine credits. _ I 
ascertained that Maj. Littler had the entire control of the matter, and relied 
considerably in what he said as to their being all right. I was informed by 
the Provost Marshal at Bangor that he acted under Maj. Littler, and whatever 
he ordered, he, Low, did. Deering & Co. brought me the certificate of R. M. 
Littler, dated Janujiry 1-i, 1865, hereto annexed marked "A," containing a list 
of the twenty men, and Shaw and I paid them $8800, and took a receipt in the 
name of J. P. Deering & Co., written by and delivered by Hill, Deering him- 
self not being present. This receipt I delivered to Daniel Stewart, one of our 
selectmen, and it has been among our town's papers, as I understand, but has 
got mislaid. 



Augusta, Me., Wednesday, June 22, 1870. 
Elliot Walker appeared, and his examination was continued. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Did you transfer to the town of Dexter, eight of the Archer men ? 

A. They were transferred by order of Major Littler by my consent. After 
we got the twenty men of Deering, Archer claimed to hold us for the other ten. 
He threatened to bring a suit for the pay, and I told him to dispose of them, if 
he couldj_some other way. He said he tried to do it and couldn't succeed in it. 
He said he had paid out his money for them and must have it, and threatened 
to sue Shaw and I, (me) — Shaw had had some talk with him to the same effect 
that I did. About this time Pike (I mean Daniel T. Pike of Augusta) notified 
us that he furnished those men and hadn't had his pay for them ; that Archer 
was acting for him in the matter, or something to that effect. He said if we 
would dispose of the men so that he could get his money out of them, he would 
make us a liberal compensation. We made some considerable effort to dispose 
of them — to get them off our hands, — but we didn't succeed until there was an 
order from the the Provost Marshal General, as I understood it, prohibiting 
any more of those men being quotaed. We then made an arrangement with the 
Dexter people — they came to us and wanted them — to have those men, provid- 
ing we could get them transferred, at $460 and $462 per man. I told the Dex- 
ter people what they were, and what I knew about them, so far as I knew about 
it — told them what I had been told about them. I had had some negotiations 
with some of the Corinth people to take them at the same price. I regarded it 
as somewhat doubtful whether we could get transfers or not, as I had heard of 



APPENDIX B. 91 

some one's trying and hadn't succeeded in it. I came to Augusta, saw Major 
Littler, told him how we were situated in the matter, that there had been some 
misunderstanding, and how we were situated about it. He hesitated a little at 
first, but finally issued an order to transfer them to Dexter. He sent it forward 
to Bangor, and they transferred them on the books there. We didn't have any 
certificate from him that they were quotaed to Newport. I think I received a 
certificate of transfer to Dexter. The certificate marked "A," annexed to the 
deposition of Tristram P. Sawyer, is the certificate which I received. Archer 
claimed that Pike had nothing to do with it — that he had paid for them. I think 
he did claim that he had paid Pike. After the order prohibiting the quoating 
of such men — in fact after we had transferred them — he, Archer, claimed f 500 
apiece for them. We refused to pay either of them. Pike or Archer, until the 
matter was adjusted between them. Archer wrote to the selectmen for the pay 
for the ten men, saying " Walker and Shaw refused to pay for them," and they 
referred the matter to us. We didn't settle the matter or do anything about it 
until after the war. April 29, 1865, I came over to Augusta and paid Pike 
f 4,150 in settlement for the ten men, and took a receipt signed by both parties. 
Receipt hereunto annexed, signed by Pike & Colby and S. C. Archer, dated 
April 29, 1865, and marked "B." I think Shaw and I gave the Dexter people 
a receipt for money paid by them. 

Q. Have you claimed in any return or certificate that the men purchased 
of Deering & Co. and Archer, or any of them, were residents of Newport? 

A. No, sir, and I don't think any of our town officers have. 

ELLIOT WALKER. 

R. A. Snow of Atkinson, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of Atkinson for 1864-5? 

A. I was not, but was special agent of the town to fill its quota under call 
of December, 1864. 

Q. Did you purchase some men, claims for whom in reimbursement were 
disallowed by the Commission on Equalization, and if so, how many, and of 
whom? 

A. I did purchase some names, and supposed they were men — seven — of S. 
A. Barker, then living in Bangor. 

Q.. State all the negotiations and conversation yoa had with Barker. 

A. I was directed to Barker by one of our townsmen. I went to Bangor to 
fill the quota ; saw Barker and he told me he would fill our quota if we wished, 
and stated the price. Subsequently he agreed to fill our quota for $430 apiece. 
I enquired what the men were, and he told me that they were Navy or Marine 
men. ,He stated that he purchased them of Manley of Augusta. I wanted to 
know more about them, but he didn't tell me any more about them. I then 
went before the Pro. Marshal and his deputies before buying, and told them 
what I proposed to do and asked then if it would answer the contract and fill 
our quotas. Mr. Low told me that if Maj. Littler, the Provost Marshal Gen- 
eral, ordered them to give us predit it would answer the contract, and would 



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fill our quota so far as the number of men so bought could do. I then pro- 
posed to put in the hands of Capt. Low, Provost Marshal at Bangor, the amount 
which I agreed to pay, with an understanding that when Mr. Barker fulfilled 
his part of the contract, and when the A. A. Pro. Mar. Gen., Maj. Littler, gave 
him direction to assign the men to Atkinson, the money was to be paid over if 
satisfactory to him. He directed me to put the money into the hands of his 
deputy, Mr. Arnold, and I did. When I went back to Bangor I found the 
proper credit and took a certificate of Mr. Low containing a list of the names, 
and I saw the credit on the Pro. Marshal's books, and found that the money 
had been paid over to Barker according to agreement and a receipt for it left 
for me. 

Q. Where are said receipt and certificate of Provost Marshal Low? 

A. I gave them to the selectmen of Atkinson. 

Q. Have you the names of the men enumerated in said certificate ? 

A. I think I have. They are as follows : S. Spencer-, Silas Smith, E. Town- 
send, J. J. West, John Whipple, Peter White, J. Murphy, 3d. 

Q. What did Barker say he gave for the men ? 

A. He showed me figures — $2,800 — which he said he paid Manley. 

Q. What property did you understand that Barker or Manley had in these 
men? 

A. I understood Manley to be a broker and that he had men, but I did not 
understand very much about it. 

Q. Did you understood that Manley, or anybody for him, had advanced 
bounties to these men for which he w.as to be reimbursed by selling these men 
to towns ? 

A. No, I did not. If the P. Marshal was satisfied and it filled our quotas 
I did not think it necessary to make any further inquiry. I supposed I was 
doing the best I could. I purchased other men for our town upon the same 
evidence that they were in service. 

Q. Do you know the men whose names you have given above, and were 
they residents of your town? 

A. No, sir, I do not know them, and they were not residents of our town. 

Q. Have your town officers, to your knowledge, ever claimed these men as 
residents ? 

A. No, sir, they have not. 

E. A. SNOW. 

William Emeey of Lebanon, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you one of a Committee of the town of Lebanon to fill the quota 
under the call of December, 18G-i? 

A. I was. * 

Q. State particularly the proceedings had by you to fill that quota. 

A. Mr. Wood, my associate on the Committee, and myself went to Port- 
land and there saw several brokers, and finally saw A. D. Merrow of Acton, 
who had a broker's oj05ce in Portland. He agreed to furnish twenty three 
years' men for the town of Lebanon at $510 each. 



APPENDIX B. 93 

Q. What representations were made by Merrow as to who the men were, 
wiiere tliey were and how he obtained them? 

A. None at that time. I did not know of any other way of filling quotas at 
that time except by enlistment. 

Q. What did you do after getting the terms? 

A. We reported to the town whj^t Dr. Merrow would do, and it voted for 
us to accept it. I then either wrote or telegraphed to Dr. Mej-row to fill 
the quota upon the terms offered by him. In a few days I ascertained 
that ojir quota was reduced to thirteen, and I then wrote for him to put 
in but thirteen. He wrote or telegraphed back that the quota was filled 
and he wanted his money. I had at that time, I think, some foiir or five 
thousand dollars and went to Portland, and he produced a certificate which I 
did not like the looks of very well, and I wouldn't pay him. I had some little 
talk with Adams, the Commissioner of Enrolment, and I then went home. He 
then wrote me a very urgent letter, and I went to Portland and came to 
Augusta and saw Maj. Littler at his office, and I think I saw Gen. Hodsdon. 

Q. What conversation did you have at Augusta with Maj. Littler? 

A. I asked him in relation to filling this quota. I had a certificate from 
him and I showed that to him. It contained a list of the names and the term 
of service. He said the quota was rightly filled, and that I could be safe in 
paying. I wanted seven of the men transferred to some other town, and he 
would not consent to the transfer. This is all the conversation I had with 
Littler. He was very busy and the conversation was brief. 

Q. Did you have any interview with Gen. Hodsdon, and if so, what did he 
say about the proposed arrangement ? 

A. I went to Gen. Hodsdon and shew him Maj. Littler's certificate. He 
made no objection; I don't remember what he did say, but from what he did 
say I concluded 'twas safe to pay the money. 

Q. After your return from Augusta, how was the matter closed up with 
Merrow ? State particularly. 

A. I went to Portland — I must have left $3300 in the hands of Godding, 
who is now sheriff probably ; I didn't see Merrow — on the 25th of January, 
1865. I paid Merrow $1775 and took his receipt signed by him, which receipt is 
hereunto annexed marked "A." That was the whole amount except $100, 
which was in the hands of Mr. Wood. Merrow sued Wood and he paid it. 

Q. Can you give names of the men named on the certificate of Maj. 
Littler? 

A. I can, and they are contained in the copy of certificate of Capt. Doughty, 
hereunto annexed marked "B," and dated April 18, 1865. 

Q. Are these the names of persons known to you or who have ever been 
residents of Lebanon? 

A. I never knew them, and they were never residents of Lebanon. 

Q. In making your contract with Merrow, had you any expectation or inti- 
mation that the men whose services you contracted to obtain were already in 
the military or naval service of the United States ? 

A. I had not. I first learned that when I saw Littler's certificate. 

Q. Did Merrow, or any other person claiming any interest in these men. 



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tell you at that or any time how they obtained the right to sell or assign these 
men? 

A. No, they never did. 

Q. Had you any proposals from any other broker to fill your town's 
quota ? 

A. J. H. Manley of Augusta, wrote me a short time after my negotiation 
with Merrow, that he would like to fill it, but he offered no terms. 

Q. Did Merrow claim that either he, or any other person of whom he had 
purchased said twenty men, had advanced to said men $510 each, or any part 
thereof, as bounty for any town ? 

A. He never made any such claim, as he said he bought them of Manley 
and made only a small margin. 

Q. Why did you conclude to pay in behalf of your town so large a sum of 
money for the services of men who were evidently already in the service of the 
United States under a valid enlistment to a merely private person unauthor- 
ized to contract or dispose of them ? 

A. I supposed that the person to whom I paid the money was authorized 
to assign them. That is, that Manley had paid the men, and I was assured by 
Maj. Littler and Gen. Hodsdon that it was all right. 

Q. Did either one of the persons named in your last answer say specifically 
that the bounties had been advanced to these men ? 

A. I couldn't say that either of them did. 

Q. Did any town ofiicer of Lebanon claim at any time by any paper, certifi- 
cate or blank that the twenty men named on certificate " B " were or ever had 
been residents of Lebanon? 

A. They never did. I myself made the return to the Naval Commission of 
the three men who were residents of our town and were serving in the navy. 

Q. Was your town's claim for reimbursement for these twenty men disal- 
lowed by the Commission for Equalization of War Debts, and if so, on what 
ground? 

A. It was, because they were paper men, so called. 

Q. Did you go to the vicinity of Washington late in the summer of 1864 to 
enlist men on any quota of your town ? 

A. I went to Washington — I think it was July, 1864 — it might have been 
August — to enlist men on the quota of our town, and did enlist several, per- 
haps a half dozen or more. 

Q. Were these re-enlistments of men who were already in the service, or 
new enlistments of colored persons and others not in the service ? 

A, I think some were re-enlistments and others were new enlistments. 

Q. Did you advance the bounty to the men, and if so, how much? 

A. We advanced the money, from $500 to $700 apiece. 

Q. Who besides yourself from the State of Maine were there in the same 
business? 

A. James M. Stone of Kennebunk, John N. Stinson of Alfred, Samuel K. 
Hamilton of Biddeford, A. D. Merrow of Acton, J. H. Manley of Augusta, 
A. B. Harwell of Augusta, William Gaslin of Augusta, and a host of others. 

Q. Which of these men, if any, were acting under the authority of the 
Governor of the State? 



APPENDIX B. V 95 

A. I think all but myself. 

Q. Did the bounties paid by the others amount to about the same as those 
paid by yourself per man? 

A. About the same. 

Q. What did you do with the men that you engaged? 

A. I transferred them to A. B. Farwell, receiving for them the sums that I 
had advanced to them. 

Q. Did any other of the persons named transfer their men to him, and if so, 
how many ? 

A. J. n. Manley transferred his. I don't remember how many, but it was 
a small number. 

Q. At the time you made this transfer, about how many men had Farwell 
recruited or enlisted? 

A. From my recollections now, I don't think he had a man, but he might 
have had one or two. 

Q. Have you ever heard Farwell say how many men he procured after you 
and Manley transferred yours to him? 

A. I think he told me afterwards that he did not get any men after we left, 
and we came away immediately after the transfer. 

Q. Had Farwell as many men in all, including those transferred to him, as 
fifty or sixty ? 

A. No, I don't think he had. 

Q. How many men do you think he procured there in all ? 

A. I think 'twas a very small number. I don't think he had a man except 
those Manley and I let him have. He has the means of showing every man. 
He has the receipts of the men and a certificate from the mustering oflBcer ; at 
least we had, and let him have them. The records here ought to show, and 
they do show every man who was enlisted there. 

WILLIAM EMERY. 



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Augusta, Me., Thursday, June 23, 1870. 
Augustus Sprague of Greene, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you one of the town officers of Greene for the years 1864-5? 

A. I was treasurer, and with the other officers procured men to fill the 
quota of the town under call of Julj' IS, 1864? 

Q. What steps did you take to fill it ? 

A. We raised all we could at home, and I was at Augusta on business and 
met Mr. A. B. Farwell there and was talking with hitn and told him what town 
bounty we paid, and he told me he thought he could furnish us two men. 

Q. Did you ask, or did Farwell say who the men were, or where they were, 
or how he got the right to sell them? 

A. I didn't, and he didn't say. 

Q. State the whole negotiation between you and Farwell. 

A. Well, that was about all the talk. I told him that we were paying $300, 
and he said he would write me in a short time whether he could furnish the 
men or not. 

Q. Did he write? 

A. I went home the same day, ^d he wrote I think the next day to me that 
he had got two men credited to us on the Adjutant General's book. 

Q. How was the matter settled finally between you and him ? 

A. Well, I came down here in a few days — I think the next day. He wrote 
me to pay $50 of it to his father, who was living then in my neighborhood, and 
paid his wife the balance, 0550, and took her receipt for it. The receipt'' is 
hereunto annexed, marked "A," dated Sept. 17, , and signed by Abba Far- 
well. This money was paid in the year 1864. 

Q. Did you take a certificate of the assignment of the men? 

A. I didn't. They were not assigned the first time I came down here. 

Q. State what evidence your town finally procured that they were credited 
to it. 

A. One of our selectmen first went to the Provost Marshal, at Auburn, and 
could not find that they had been credited, and then came down here and got a 
letter from the Adjutant General, of which the paper annexed, marked '-B," 
dated Sept. 22, '64, is a copy. Mr. Weymouth, one of our selectmen, carried 
tliat to the Provost Marshal at Auburn and he gave credit for the two men. 

Q. Did you ever have on any paper or certificate, or see upon any record 
the names of the two men ? 

A. I never did, nor did I ever see them. 

Q. Was it your purpose and expectation to procure the enlistment of actual 
men? 

A. It was ; and I never supposed but what they were actual men until I 
saw this letter from the Adjutant General. 

Q. Was it your purpose or expectation to pa\' for men that were already 



APPENDIX B. 97 

actually in the naval service of the United States under a regular enlistment? 

A. We didn't inquire into that. We did not consider it our business to ques- 
tion the authority of the military authorities who vcere managing the filling of 
the quota. 

Q. Do you understand that your town was refused reimbursement for these 
men by the Commission on Equalizing the War Debts? 

A. I do. 

Q. Look on the naval record to the town of Greene and state whether there 
was more than one Alden Moulton, or more than one Charles Richardson from 
your town in the naval service of the United States ? 

A. There was but one Alden Moulton and but one Charles Richardson in 
such service. 

AUGUSTUS SPRAGUE. 

M. G. Shaw of Greenville, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. You were one of the i^lectmen of Greenville for the years of 18G4-5, 
were you? 

A. Well, sir, I can't answer positively. I am very positive that I was in 
January, 18G5. I was agent of the town. 

Q. Did you purchase some men at Augusta, and if so, of whom, how many 
and at what price? 

A. I purchased three men of Sumner Barton of Augusta, for $1,200 — paid 
for them, and took his receipt, which is hereto annexed, marked "A," dated 
January 3, 1865, and signed by Sumner Barton. 

Q. What agreement had you made with Mr. Barton ? 

A. There was no other agreement than that expressed in the receipt re- 
ferred to. 

Q. Was it your expectation and intention to procure enliitments of real 
men, and had you any knowledge or intimation that Barton was to transfer to 
your town's quota the names of men already in the naval service of the United 
States ? ' 

A. It was ; and I had no knowledge or suspicion about it. I supposed Mr. 
Barton went round through the country and got the men and put them in. I 
was in several ofiices during the day. I recollect that Mr. Pike said if Mr. 
Barton hadn't the men he had a man or two that he could let him have. Mr. 
Pike remarked at that time that he had some men that were already in the ser- 
vice that hadn't been credited. 

Q. Had you heard at that time anything about navy men that could be 
credited to towns ? 

A. I can't say that I had, at that time. 

Q. Were you furnished with the list of the three men had of Barton, or 
have you ever seen their names on any roll or records? 

A. No ; I was not furnished with any list of the names by Barton, or any 
one else, and I never saw their names on any roll or record. All I know is, 
that our quota was said at Bangor, at the Pro. Marshal's office, to be full and 

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the town was not called upon to put in any more men, and our drafted men 
were released. 

Q. Was your town's claim for reimbursement for tTiese three men disallowed 
by the Commissioners on Equalization of Municipal War Debts, and if so, upon 
what grounds? 

A. I understand that it was, upon the ground that they were paper men. 

Q. Did you purchase other men upon your town's quota at Bangor, and if 
so, how many, of whom, and at what price? 

A. We purchased six men at Bangor, for whom we paid f 2200. Three of 
jhem of Archer, and three were purchased by my colleague, Mr. Fogg, I don't 
know of whom. 

Q. Was your town's claim for reimbursement for these six men allowed by 
tlie Commissioners on Reimbursement? 

A. I understand that it was. 

Q. Did tlie Provost Marshal at Bangor, or the A. A. Provost Marshal 
General at Augusta, or the Adjutant General, ever say anything to you in 
reference to tlie men bought of Barton ? 

A. I never had any conversation with either of them in regard to these 
men. 

Q. Did you ever call upon Barton to give you a list of the names of these 
men? 

A. I called upon him last summer, and his reply was that he didn't know 
whether he could find their names or not; that he presumed they could be 
found on tlie records. He said his papers were burned up, and I never have 
been able to get their names. 

MILTON G. SHAW. 



Augusta, Me., Friday, June 24, 1870. 
Thomas Holmes of Litchfield, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of Litchfield for the year 1864-5? 

A. I was, for 1864-5 and 6. 

Q. Did you assist in filling the several quotas of your town in 1864? 

A. I did. 

Q. State whether or not your town's claim for reimbursement under the 
calls for that year were in part disallowed, and if so, how many men were dis- 
allowed? 

A. I think nineteen were disallowed, but am not positive. 

Q. How were these nineteen men procured, and of whom ? 

A. JVe procured ten men of G. M. Delany, and the other eight or nine of 
James Colby, representing Colby & Pike, and one man enlisted in the naval 
service as steward, I think, was credited to the town on its quota and was dis- 
allowed by the Commissioners. 



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APPENDIX B. 99 

Q. What was the contract in reference to the ten men procured of Delany ? 
When and where was it made? State all the particulars. 

A. It was made through James Colby, who was one of our selectmen. It 
was for f 100. He could contract with Delany for ten men for $100 each — it 
was said they were naval men. Mr. Colby came to Augusta and made this 
arrangement in the fall of 1864, and he came back and reported to the ether 
selectmen what he could do. We told Mr. Colby that when the men were 
credited to our town and remain to our credit we would pay for them. We 
told him to go ahead. 

Q. What evidence was given to you that these men were put on your 
quota ? 

A. I think it was a certificate from J. P. Heath, who was enlisting officer 
in Portland. 

Q. What became of that certificate ? 

A. Mr. Colby had them, and we- called for them afterward, and he said 
they were burned in his office. 

Q. Now state whether there was a certificate for each man, or whether 
their names were all on one paper. 

A. I think one paper contained all the names, but I cannot remember. 

Q. Can you give us the names ? 

A. The last eleven names on a paper hereunto annexed marked "A," are 
the names of the men bought of Delany, except William O. J. Springer. 

Q. Are these the names of persons resident of your town or whom you 
know? 

A. They were not residents of our town excej^t Springer, nur do I know 
them. - , 

Q. Who are the five persons first named on said paper. 

A. Three of them are substitutes for men of our town, and were allowed 
in reimbursement; the other two were probably enlisted upon our quota, and 
were allowed also. 

Q. Did you not as a selectman of Litchfield, in a return made to the Naval 
Commissioners, claim the eleven persons last named on said paper, beginning 
with Joseph Canada, to be residents of Litchfield? 

A. I did not ; I think I did not. 

Q. How were thes« eleven names procured to be put upon your quota? 

A. I can't tell that. I don't remember that I ever saw any evidence that 
they were put on the quota, but I think we should not have paid the money 
I without such evidence. 
. Q. How, to whom, and when was the money paid? 

A. It was paid by town orders to Colby, who paid the money to Delany 
and took the receipt for $1,000, hereto annexed marked "B," dated October 4, 
1864, signed by G. M. Delany. 

Q. What time did Colby go into the substitute business as a partner of D. 
T. Pike? 

A. I can't tell, but it was sometime after this transaction, I think.* 

Q. Did Colby or Delany make any representation to you as to their author- 
ity to transfer these men to your town, and if so, what was it? 

A. Mr. Colby said they were enlisted at Portland in the navy and put into 



100 PAPER CREDITS. 

the Eeceiving Ship there, and were aliens not quotaed, and could be credited 
to any town by being enrolled in it. 

Q, Did you or Colby procure these men to be enrolled as men liable to 
draft there ? 

A. I did not. I presume he did. 

Q. Was it claimed by Colby that the $325, or any part of it, went as 
bounties to the men? * 

A. He said that " they cost us about $300." He said we have to pay about 
$200 to the men, or they cost about $200, and something to the agent that en- 
listed them. 

THOMAS HOLMES. 

John Woodbury of Litchfield, sworn and examined. 

By Mb. TALBOT. 

Q. Did you act in any official capacity for the purpose of procuring men to 
fill the quotas of your town under any of the calls of 1864 ? 

A. I did, as one of the selectmen? 

Q. Have you any personal knowledge of the assignment to your town of 
ten persons enlisted at Portland into the United States navy by one J. P. Heath, 
if so, state particularly all the facts in reference to it? 

A. I have. In August, 1864, our town voted a sum of money and put it 
into the hands of the selectmen to fill the quotas of the town. Mr. Holmes 
and I instructed Mr. Colby in a few days to go to Augusta and get men to go 
on our quota. In a few days after, Mr. Colby came to me with 19 certificates, 
signed by ofie J. P. Heath, giving names, ages, and terms of enlistment of men 
in the United States service, Colby stating that he procured them of G. M. 
Delany ; that the town could have them — as many or as few of them as they 
chose — that when they were duly credited to Litchfield, passed upon by the 
proper authorities, and remained to the credit of Litchfield — when we were 
satisfied that they were all right — we was to pay him $100 per man. Soon 
after procuring those certificates, Mr. Colby and myself went to Portland and 
called on Mr. Heath, the enlisting officer there — shew him the certificates — told 
him of our contract with Delany ; and Mr. Heath said it was all right, those 
men were enlisted and mustered by him and put on board the ship in the har- 
bor — that we should have to enroll them — that they were aliens and could be 
credited to any town that procured and enrolled them — and that they would be 
passed iipon by a commission and allowed or credited to the town that enrolled 
or procured them. We selected ten of the names. I think they were the 
most recent enlistments — entered their names on a blank presented by Delany 
— I think I entered the names myself. The precise nature of that blank I do 
not recollect, but after filling and completing it I stated the fact upon the blank 
that those men were, in fact, aliens. I cannot say whether Mr. Colby and I 
made that blank — filled that blank as selectmen — or whether I did it as enroU- 

• * This question must have been in reference to another lot of men which were bought 
ubsequently. See testimony of John Woodbury [page 102.] A. C. Walker, Clerk. 



APPENDIX B. 101 

ing officer. A short time after that Mr. Delany called on me for pay, threaten- 
ing to sue the town if we did not pay. I told him we should not pay him until 
we had satisfactory evidence that they were credited and remained to the credit 
of Litchfield. Sometime after this Mr. Colby, then one of the board of select- 
men, met with us and presented a receipt from Mr. Delany, acknowledging the 
receipt of f 1000 in pay for the men, and also a certificate from the Adj. Gen. or 
Pro. Mar. office certifying that those men had been credited to the town of 
Litchfield, and we paid Mr. Colby the $1000 by town order, which he receipted 
for. The certificate that satisfied us in regard to the credit of these men, also 
the certificate of Mr. Heath, Mr. Colby took, and since which time we have 
never seen them, nor can we find them. The ten men above referred to are 
named in paper marked "A" annexed to the deposition of Mr. Thomas Holmes. 

Q. Did you afterwards purchase other men of James Colby or Pike & Colby 
to be assigned to your town? 

A. We did. We made the trade with Colby, who purported to act for Pike 
and Colby. 

Q. State particularly the whole negotiation. 

A. We made a bargain, if my memory is correct, with Mr. Colby to put in 
a certain number of men — ten, I think — and to do it at as cheap a rate as he 
could afford to do. He was one of our board at the time. We told him that 
we would pay him on his producing evidence from the Pro. Mar. office that the 
men had beer^duly enlisted and credited to the town of Litchfield. This paper 
contains the names — purports to contain the names — of those men. Paper an- 
nexed to my deposition, marked "C," and contains a certificate from the Pro. 
Marshal's office, dated Feb. 7, 1865, with a receipt on the back dated Feb. 14, 
1865, and we paid on the reception of the certificate and receipt.* 

Q. What did Colby say as to hew these men were obtained? 

A. He said they were mostly colored men, enlisted out in Virginia, mus- 
tered at Camp Casey, and the papers came through Maj. Littler's office. He 
stated that he and Pike had an agent out there, duly authorized by Governor 
Cony, or sanctioned by Gov. Cony, for enlisting men. I think his name was 
D. E. Francis. 

Q. Was said Francis a resident of Litchfield, or was he authorized by your 
town or town officers ? 

A. He was not a resident of Litchfield, nor was he sanctioned by the town 
or town officers of Litchfield. 

Q. Did Colby try to induce you to go into the substitute business with him, 
and if so, what inducements did he hold out? 

A. Mr. Colby asked me to go into the business of putting men into the ser- 
vice, with him in Portland, and said we could make money out of it, but I 
declined going. 

Q. Was it claimed that the $100 for men had of Heath went to the men, or 
any part of it ? 

A. No, it was not. 

* Two of the men named in this certificate were allowed in reimbursement, and appear 
to have been of a different class from the others there named. A. C. Walker, Clerk. 



102 PAPER CREDITS. 

Q: Did you understand that it was a profit to the broker? 

A, I understood it was profit to Heath and Delany, and the talk round the 
oflBce was, that Delany bought the certificates of Heath. 

Q. Had not the men gone forward at the time you were there? 

A. I think that the certificates stated that they had enlisted prior to that 
time, and were then in service, I did not see the men. 

Q. Was it claimed that the $325 paid to Pike & Colby for the ten men or for 
the 9 men, was advanced by them or by either of them, or by Francis, as town 
bounties to the men ? 

A. All I remember is, that Colby represented that the men cost them about 
$300 apiece. 

Q. Did Heath make any representations as to the expense that he had been 
to for enlisting the men? 

A. I think he acknowledged that Delany paid him something for the cer- 
tificates. 

Q. Did you learn when at Portland how these men enlisted by Heath were 
procured? 

A. I saw when at Portland, around Heath's recruiting oflice, boys, and they 
said that they went down around the wharves early in the morning and would 
find men there who they would take to the saloons, and from there to Heath's 
office, and that by 9 o'clock they would be on board the ship snug enough. 
They said that Heath paid them for their services. ^ 

JOHN WOODBUKY. 



Nathan 0. True of Freeport, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of Freeport for the years 18G4:-5? 

A. I was. 

Q. Did you procure ten men or credits for men of J. P. Deering & Co., 
reimbursement for which was disallowed bj"^ the Commission of Equalization? 

A. I did procure such men, and I understand that reimbursement for them 
was disallowed. 

Q. State particularly the negotiations and contract with Deering & Co. for 
these ten men. 

A. We required some men to fill our quota under the call of December, 

1864, and I came to Augusta to get the men. I called on Deering & Co. — saw 
one of the firm — don't know which, and he stated they could furnish ten men 
for ^450 each. He said they were men actuallj' mustered into the service, but 
I did not understand whether in the State or in the field. I did not ask 
whether bounties had been paid the men or not. I was told that they were 
mustered in. I notified them that I wanted real men, and said I would pay 
$450 each on being furnished with evidence that the men were credited to our 
quota. I remained in Augusta three or four days, and before I left Deering & 
Co. gave me the certificate hereunto annexed marked "A," dated January 27, 

1865, signed by R. M. Littler, and containing a list of their names. 



APPENDIX B. 203 

Q. Are said names the names of persons that were residents of Freeport 
then or any time? 

A. They are not to my knowledge. 

Q. Did you have any interview with the Adjutant General, or any of the 
military auiliorities, in reference to these men, and if so, what was said? 

A. I saw, before completing the trade, Maj. Littler, and asked him if Bear- 
ing & Co. had any men enlisted that they could assign towards filling our 
quota, and after referring to a clerk, he replied that they had men that they 
could assign. 

Q. Had you any knowledge or intimation that the men you were buying 
were then in the naval service of the United States ? 

A. I didn't suppose that they were in the naval service. I supposed that 
they wore in the militnry, either in camp or in the field. 

Q. Was it claimed by Deering & Co. that they had advanced bounties to 
tliese men ? 

A. I don't have any recollections that they told me whether they ha,d or 
had not paid bounties to them. 

Q. When, to whom, and in what way was the payment made to them? 

A. It was paid by check on a bank in Boston and a leceipt taken, signed 
by John P. Deering & Co., dated February 10, 18G5, hereunto annexed 
marked "B." 

Q. Was your claim for reimbursement for these ten men disallowed by the 
Commissioners on Equalization; if so, upon what ground? 

A. I understand it was, upon the ground that they were not men —that they 
were mere paper men. 

NATHAN 0. TRUE. 

Nathan Eedlon of China, sworn and examined. 

Bv Gen. CONNOK. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of China in 1864-5? 

A. I was. 

Q. State whether you procured any men or credits for men under any of 
the calls of 1864, and if so, of whom did you purchase them, how many, and at 
what price? State particularly all the circumstances connected with the trans- 
action. 

A. I did, of G. M. Delany, or Delany & Yates, eight, at $200 each. Well, 
I saw Delany and lie told me that he had some navy men to sell, and I asked 
hira at what price, and he said $200. I told him that we wanted men to fill our 
quota, but wasn't prepared exactly to tiade for them then. I told him if he would 
hold on to them for three or four days — I wanted to consult Mr. A. H. Abbot — 
I thought we would take them. He said that he would keep them for us until 
we saw liim again. I came down again, and Mr. Abbot came with me according 
to agreement — saw Mr. Delany and had further talk with him about the men. 
He said they was [were] navy men, enlisted by Heath at Portland, and 
was [were] on board the Receiving Ship Ohio in Boston harbor. We agreed 
with him for the men. We agreed with him for fifteen men — eight navy men 



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and seven' recruits for the army, but he only got the eight navy men. We 
agreed to pay him for the eight men as soon as they were quotaed to China. In 
the mean time, before we made our trade for the men, wo inquired of Gen. 
Hodsdon about the men, and he said it would be all right. In about a fort- 
night or three weeks after we agreed for the men, we went to the Proves* 
Marshal's office and saw or ascertained that the men were credited to our 
town, and upon that evidence we paid Delany and took from him the receipt 
dated Sept. 2G, 1804, signed by G. M. Delany and 0. K. Yates, hereunto an- 
nexed marked "A." I am not certain whether we ever had a certificate of 
credit or not. 

Q. Do you know the names of the men purchased of Delany, and were they, 
or had they ever been, resident of China? 

A. The names are mentioned in the receipt taken from Delany before men- 
tioned. I do not know whether they were or ever had been residents of China 
or not. 

Q. Have you or any of the town officers of China, to your knowledge, ever 
certified that they were residents of China? 

A. I don't know but what we did. I signed some kind of a paper that went 
to Gen. Hodsdon's office. I can't tell what it was. 

Q. At whose request did you sign such paper? 

A. I think Delaney requested it. We had such blanks that had been sent 
to us. 

Q. What representations were made to you to cause you to sign such 
paper ? 

A. I don't recollect. 

Q. Do you know whether your town's claim for reimbursement for these 
men has been disallowed or not? 

A. It has been disallowed. 

Q. How long have you lived in China? 

A. Fifteen years. 

Q. How many years have you been an officer of the town ? 

A. Three years. 

Q. Were you engaged in procuring any other pien for whom the town was 
not allowed reimbursement by the Commission on Equalization of Municipal 
War Debts? 

A. I suppose I was engaged in it, but I didn't buy them. Mr. A. H. Abbot, 

my associate, purchased ten men of Mr. F. Kenrick, Jr. I supposed all the 

men that I put in were all right or else I shouldn't had anything to do with 

them. 

NATHAN REDLON. 

Horatio N. Page of Norridgewock, sworn and examined. 

B.T Gen. CONNOR. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of the town of Norridgewock for the 
year 1864-5 ? 

A. I was, chairman of the board for that year. 

Q. State whether you were personally engaged in procuring men or credits 



APPENDIX B. 1Q5 

for men in the military or naval service to fill the quota of your town, for whom 
the town was not allowed reimbursement by the Commission of Equalization? 

A. I was. We had frequent town meetings at that time, and we procured 
about all the men we couliil at home. Mr. Additon, who was liable to a draft 
himself, and who was a sort of an agent to assist in filling the quota, came down 
here to Augusta and ascertained that men could be procured here. When he 
came home he reported that A. B. Farwell said he had naval men which he had 
a right to transfer to towns. One of the selectmen was down here afterwards 
and came home and reported about the same thing. I then was sent by the 
board and came and purchased twelve men of Mr. A. B. Farwell. I paid him 
.$500 per man, amounting to $6,000; and took a receipt for $6,000 signed by 
him, dated Sept. 7, 1864, hereunto annexed, marked "A." 

Q. Did you see said men mustered into service and credited to the quota of 
your town, or receive any assurance that they had been credited before paying 
for them, or at any other time? 

A. I understood him t6 say that they were already in the service. I did 
not see tliem mustered into service. I received notice of the credit. I saw the 
names entered upon the Provost Marshal's books — Capt. Davis'. I received 
from Col. Farwell a letter from General Hodsdon to him, dated Sept. 7, 1864, 
hereunto annexed, marked "B." 

Q. Can you give the names of the twelve men purchased by you of Col. 
Farwell? 

A. I have a list of the names copied by me from the Provost Marshal's 
books, which list is hereto annexed, marked "C." 

Q. Are these the names of persons who were then residents or had ever 
been residents of Norridgewock? 

A» I suppose not, sir. I don't know that they had been. 

Q. Did you, as one of the selectmen, sign a certificate that they were resi- 
dents, and if so, upon what representations? 

A. I suppose that I did. I remember that I signed such paper. The gen- 
eral representation, as I understood, was, that it was a mere form to bring the 
thing right upon the books. Mr. Farwell produced the blank. He said that 
he wished us to sign such a blank, and the names were entered on the blank 
when it was presented to me. Mr. Parlin signed the blank first, although I 
was chairman. 

Q. What right did you understand Mr. Farwell to have to dispose of these 
men? 

A. I understood him to say that he had purchased these men. He did not 
say of whom, as I recollect. 

Q. Did you purchase any other men for whom reimbursement was not al- 
lowed by the Commission on Equalization, and if so, of whom, how many, and 
at what price? 

A. I purchased two of T. H. Dinsmore of Skowhegan, at about $500 each, 
I think, but am not quite certain. We had quite a trade with Dinsmore, and 
paid him money on account, as our receipts show. 

Q. State the circumstances of the trade with Dinsmore. 

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A. I had been purchasing men of Dinsmore, and at the time I contracted 
for these two men I contracted for one other man, making three. 

Q. Did Mr. Dinsmore state that lie had any men, or did he say he would 
procure them ? 

A. I think he said he had two men that he could place upon the quota of 
our town. The inference in my mind was that they were naval men or marine 
men. I received a certificate from A. P. Davis, Provost Marshal, dated Feb. 
20, 1865, certifiying that Joseph W. Maxcy and John Murphy had been credited 
on tlie quota of Norridgewock for three years, by the hand of Mr. Dinsmore, 
which certificate is hereto annexed, marked "D." 

Q. Were the men named therein residents of Norridgewock ? 

A. I think not, sir. 

HORATIO N. PAGE. 



Augusta, Me., Saturday, June 25, 1870. 
A. H. Abbot of China, sworn and examined. 

Bt Gen. CONNOR. 

Q. State whether you were on the board of selectmen of the town of China, 
and if so, whether you were instrumental in procuring credits to the quota of 
said town for which reimbursement was not allowed by the Commissioners on 
Equalization of Municipal War Debts ? 

A. I was one of the board for the current year 1864-5 — frem March, 1864, 
to March, 1865 — and I was instrumental in procuring some such men. I 
bought ten men of Frank Kenrick, Jr. Mr. Kenrick was a native of our town 
formerly, and I was seeking for men, and I think Mr. Kenrick came to my 
room. I was stopping here in Augusta at the Mansion House. The most of 
the conversation was in relation to the price. I understood that the men were 
re-enlisted. I don't know as he said anything about it. I supposed we were 
buying real men. We were always satisfied with the Provost Marshal's certifi- 
cate of credit. We didn't pay the money until we got the proper certificate. 
We agreed to pay Kenrick $440 apiece, and we did pay him as per receipts 
hereunto annexed connected witli certificates of credit signed by R. M. Littler 
— the file of papers marked " F," consisting of two certificates and three re- 
ceipts, are the vouchers which we took. 

Q. Did you, before concluding the bargain, consult with the Provost Mar- 
shal or Adjutant General, or other military authorities, in regard to the pro- 
priety of the transaction with Kenrick? 

A. I did not. 

Q. At what time did you pay for the men? 

A. On the reception of the Provost Marshal's certificate. 

Q. Did you ascertain, on or before i)aying Kenrick, who and where the 
men were you had bought of him ? 

A. I did not, except as I learned the names from the Provost Marshal's 
certificates before referred to. 



APPENDIX B. 107 

Q. Are they the names of persons who were then or had been at any time 
residents of China? 

A. Not to my knowledge. 

Q. Have you, as one of the selectmen, ever signed any certificate that they 
were residents of said -town, and if so, on what inducement and representa- 
tions? 

A. No, I never signed any certificate in regard to these Bien, to my knowl- 
edge. 

Q. Did you in 1864 make any return of the names of residents of your town 
who were or had been in the naval service during the war? 

A. Yes. I think I sent in three times. We received a circular from the 
Governor or Adjutant General requesting us to look up all the naval men in 
town, and I went around town to ascertain haw many men we had in the navy, 
and sent in their names on a blank sent to the selectmen. 

Q. Did you concur with your associate, Mr. Eedlon, in the purchase of eight 
men in the naval service bought of G. M. Delany, as per .receipt annexed to 
the testimony of Mr. Redlon [marked 'M"] ? 

A. I did. Mr. Redlon made the purchase of eight men of Delany, I think, 
and he used to report every night, as he lived above me ? 

Q. Were said men actual residents of your town, or did you at that time 
suppose them to be residents ? 

A. I supposed them to be recruited and credited to our town. I did not 
suppose them to be actual residents of the town. 

Q. Have you ever signed any certificate that they were residents of the 
town, and if so, upon what inducements and representations, and by whom 
held out and made ? 

A. I think some time after the names had been entered upon the records of 
the town of China, and had been assigned to the town, that I signed a certifi- 
cate of some kind certifying that they had been enlisted for the town of China. 
It was represented that all other towns, or many towns, were doing the same 
thing. I think Mr. Eedlon told that me it would be necessary to return them 
the same as the other naval men. 

(Gen. Connor shows witness a return which bears his signature.) 

Yes, I did sign such certificate. I think that there was something said about 
it. It seems as though there was something said about that, and that I had 
doubts about the propriety of it, but Mr. Redlon remarked that other towns 
were doing the same. 

A. H. ABBOT. 



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Augusta, Me., Monday, June 27, 1870. 
Frederick J. Parks of Phipsburg, sworn and examined. 

By Gen. CONNOR. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of the town of Phipsburg for the year 
1864-5? 

A. I was, sir. 

Q. Did you procure any men for your town under the calls of 1864 for 
whom reimbursement was not allowed by the Commission on Equalization of 
Municipal War Debts, and if so, state circumstantially all the facts within your 
knowledge pertaining to the purchase of said men and their credit to the quota 
of your town? 

A. I did procure men for whom reimbursement was not allowed. In Jan., 
1865, I came to Augusta and fell in with Mr. Colby — James Colby of Litch- 
field — of the firm of Colby & Pike, and I asked him what he would put in ten 
men for, and he said $400 apiece. I told him that I was not prepared to com- 
plete the trade then, that I should have to see the rest of the board first. I 
returned home the Saturday following, and the rest of the board told me to 
take the men ; but when I came back he (Colby) told me he could not let me 
have them under $440 apiece, and that was $10 less than what he could get for 
them. I asked him if they were bona fide men, and he said they were bona fide 
men in the field, that he had them at his control. I told him that I didn't want 
them unless they were bona fide men — that I had refused to act as one of the 
selectmen to even raise money to pay commutation, and I did not want to pay 
money without getting men. He assured me that they were bona fide men. I 
did not pay for them until he had sent the number or names of the men to 
Lewiston and had them credited there and returned here to Augusta. I think 
he presented a certificate purporting to be from the Provost Marshal at Lewis- 
ton, certifying that ten men had been credited to our town. I don't think I 
took the certificate, but I am certain that he had one. He agreed at that time 
to furnish me those men's names, that I could record them in the book, but I 
never got them. I paid him $4,400 for the ten men and took a receipt from 
Colby & Pike. I actually supposed that they were bona fide men, and were all 
right. 

Q. What representations did Pike & Colby make to you as to their right to 
dispose of these men ? 

A. They said that they had a right to dispose of them ; that they were men 
that they had purchased. 

Q. Did they state that they had acquired the right by the payment of boun- 
ties to the men themselves? 

A. They did not, to my knowledge. 

Q. Did you, prior to concluding the bargain with Pike & Colby, make any 



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enquiries of the Adjutant General or any oflScer of the Provost Marshal's de- 
partment, as to the rightfulness of the proposed contract? 

A. I did not. 

Q. Can you present the receipt of Pike & Colby and other papers you may 
have received relating to said men? 

A. I cannot. I never had other papers relating to these men tlian the re- 
ceipt of Pike & Colby ; and that receipt, as I understand, is in the hands of 
General Hodsdon. 

FEEDERICK J. PARKS. 



Benjamin Takbox of Phillips, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. Were you one of the board of selectmen of Phillips in 1864 ? 

A. 1 was. 

Q. Did you in that capacity purchase men or credits to be allowed on the 
quota of Phillips for 18G4, and if yea, of whom, how many men or credits and 
at what price for each ? 

A. I did, of Herriman & Libby of Auburn ; twelve, at $450 each. 

Q. Please state according to your best recollection what conversation rela- 
tive to these men took place between you and said Herriman & Libb}^ 

A. First we received a letter from them, and then the town sent me down 
to ascertain the particulars in regard to the matter. I was authorized to fill 
the quota ; I went to Herriman & Libby and asked them what kind of men these 
recruits were. They said that tliey were men who had gone into the service, 
but were not assigned to any particular town — that these men were purchased 
in Washington by a firm in Augusta, and that they could have them of this 
firm so that they could afford to sell them for $450 apiece. I think the name 
of the firm in Augusta was Pike & Colby. I asked them if this would be 
straight with the Adjutant General and Maj. Littler, and with the Pro. Mar. 
there at Lewiston. They said "yes," and if I doubted their statement "go and 
ask the Provost Marshal at Lewiston." I did ask him, and stated the case to 
him, asking him if it would be right, and he said it would. I went home and 
stated the matter to my colleague, and he said it would be the best that we 
could do. We wrote Herriman & Libby to put us in twelve men ; I think about 
the first of January, 1865. . 

Q. State if you were furnished by Herriman & Libby with a list of the 
names of these twelve men, and if so, will you state their names? 

A. They di* furnish me with a list of their names which were as follows : 
John Noonan, Wm. O'Brien, Andrew C. Dowed, Michael O'Connor, John F. 
Petermain, Bernard Smith, Thos. Stewart, Wm. Walsh, Wm. Simmons, Ber- 
nard Schwegan, Wm. D. Mills and John R. Franklin. 

Q. Did they state to you in what particular service of the United States 
these men were, and whether they were residents of the United States or 
aliens ? 

A. I couldn't state that they did either. 



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Q. Did you pay for these men the price above stated, and take the receipt 
of Herriman & Libby for the same ? 

A. I did. Receipts hereto annexed, dated Feb. 1, and Feb. 15, 18G5, respec- 
tively, signed Herriman, Libby & 60.. marked "A" and "B." 

Q. Did you require of Herriman & Libby any guarantee that these men 
should be allowed on your quota, and if so, what guarantee did they furnish? 

A. I did require a guarantee, and they furnished the guarantee of Pike & 
Colby, hereunto annexed, dated January 26, 1865, signed by Colby & Pike and 
marked "C." 



Augusta, Me., Tuesday, June 28, 1870. 
Examination of Benjamin Taebox continued. 

By Mk. SANBORN. 

Q. Did you receive a certificate from any person that these twelve men 
were mustered into the service of the United States on the quota of Phillips ? 

A. Yes, sir, I did receive the certificate of the Provost Marshal of the 2d 
District, which is hereto annexed marked "D," dated January 12, 1865, and 
signed by Nahum Morrill. 

Q. Did said men named in the said certificate then or before reside in the 
town of Pliillips ? 

A. No, sir ; they did not. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you not well aware that you were not procuring actual enlist- 
ments of men, but were paying for the assignment of men to your town already 
in the service under a regular enlistment? 

A. I was well aware that the men were already in the service. 

Q. What interest, ownership or right of control did you believe that Herri- 
man & Libby or Pike & Colby had in these twelve men for which you under^ 
took to pay the sum of $5400 ? 

A. My belief was on this ground, that they stated that they had purchased 
them at Washington, and if they bought them they had a right to sell them — 
that the Adjutant General accepted them, and Morrill told me it was all straight 
and I saw them credited. 

Q, Was it represented by any person at the time that $5400, or any part of 

it, had been advanced by any person as town bounties to said twelve men? 

A. I think not. 

BENJAMIN TARBOX. 

Daniel R. Matthews of Southport, sworn and examined. 

Bt Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Are you one of the selectmen of the town of Southport? 
A. I am, sir. 



APPENDIX B. 11^ 

Q. As such have you in your possession original papers in reference to the 
filling of your quota under the calls of July and December, 1864, and if yea, will 
you describe them and annex them to your deposition? 

A. I have them. They are as follows : 1st, the certificate of R. M. Littler, 
dated January 30, 1865, marked "A"; 2d, certificate of Joseph T. Woodward, 
dated January 31, 1865, marked "B"; 3d, three receipts of Lewis Tibbetts, 
dated, the first, January 28, 1864, for $3575 for thirteen men, marked "C"; 
second, dated January 28, 1865, for $2700 for- six three years' men, marked 
"D "; the third, dated February 21, 1865, for $1500 to get volunteers for the 
town of Southport, marked "E." 

Q. Who did the business of filling your town's quota? 

A. Lewis Tibbets, now of Augusta. 

DANIEL R. MATTHEWS. 

Haven A. Butler of North Berwick, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. What agency, if any, had you in filling the quota of your town under 
the call of July, 1864? 

A. I was one of a committee chosen by the town of North Berwiek to 
fill that quota, Nathaniel Hobbs being associated with me, and as such com- 
mittee we employed Timothy H. Hubbard to fill said quota. As the evidence 
that such quota was filled, he furnished the certificate of Charles H. Doughty, 
Provost "Marshal 1st District of Maine, dated October 19, 1864, containing four 
names, which certificate is hereto annexed marked "A," and we paid him $500 
each for the men, as per his receipt hereunto annexed marked " B." Prior to 
receiving said certificate of Dbughty, we received a letter from him dated 
October 14, 1864, marked " C," and hereto annexed. 

Q. Were you not, at the time of making the contract for these men, well 
aware that the men you were procuring were alreadj' in the naval service of 
the United States, and were not men that Hubbard had enlisted or procured to 
be enlisted? 

A. I had not the least idea that such was the case, and was not aware until 
long since that, that men were disposed of in any such way. 

'Q. Was your town's claim for reimbursement for these men disallowed, 
and if so, upon what ground? 

A. It was disallowed upon the ground that they were paper credits, so 
called. 

HAVEN A. BUTLER. 
/ 

WiLLARD Herrick of Greeuwood, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Did you assist in filling the quota of your town under call of July, 1864 ? 
A. I did, by purchasing of a broker named O. K. Yates, then of Green- 
wood, ten men. Yates now resides in Portland, Maine. 
Q. Where and when did you see Yates ? 



112 PAPER CREDITS. 

A. I first saw him in Greenwood, at Locke's Mills, in June before the call. 
He thought there would be another call, and that he could fill our quota at 
$50 per man. 

Q. Did he say then how he had procured or expected to procure them? 

A. He said they were men that had enlisted in New Orleans and a friend of 
his had the men to dispose of. My impression at tlie time was that the men 
were in Portland then. 

Q. Did you close the trade at that time ? 

A. I did not. He wished to go to Portland to see about the men, and wanted 
the town to pay his expenses, and we agreed to it. 

Q. Did you afterwards have other negotiations with Yates, and if yea, state 
what they were ? 

A. I did. After he came back from Portland he told us he couldn't furnish 
us but four men at the price — $50 per man — but could furnish what we needed 
to fill our quota at $100 per man. We made the trade with him. Closed the 
bargain for ten men, four at $50 apiece and six at $100 per man, and the town 
paid him. The names of the four are as follows : John Evans, William E. 
Jones, John Williams and Hugh Daily. The names of the six are as follows : 
David Shine, John Turrell, Dominick Corbitt, John McLaughlin, James A. 
Eose and E. A. Hill. 

Q. Are these the names of persons resident of your town or that you know ? 

A. They are not. 

Q. State all that Yates said at any time about these men. 

A. Well, I can't recollect anything that he said about the men except what 
he said about the four men that he said were enlisted in New Orleans. 

Q. When you paid the money did not you know that they were already in 
the service? 

A. I did not. 

Q. Was it claimed by Yates that any part of this $100 or $50 was paid to 
the men? 

A. I can't recollect that it was. 

Q. What title did you suppose Yates had in them ? 

A. I supposed that he had enlisted some of them, and that those enlisted in 
New Orleans he had obtained the right to sell of those of whom lie had them. 

Q. Have you certified in any paper of any kind that they were residents of 
your town ? 

A. I don't think I have. 

Q. Did you make a return of the men from your town who were serving or 
had been serving in the navy ? 

A. I think I made a return at one time. I know that I tried to find men, 
and I think if Ave had any that I made a return. [Mr. Sanborn sliows witness 
a return made to the Naval Commissioners, signed by him as one of tlie select- 
men, containing the names of six of the' men had of Yates.] I signed the 
return. I think Mr. Yates brought this paper for the selectmen to sign. 

Q. Have you any recollection of any explanations made to you or induce- 
ments held out to you to sign such paper? 

A. I have not. 



APPENDIX B. 113 

By Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. At the time you signed the return, dated July 23, 18G4, that said six men 
were residents in the town of Greenwood, and that they were enlisted seamen 
in the service of the United States from Greenwood, did you comprehend the 
purport of that paper ? 

A. I did not. 

Q. Are you acquainted with the hand writing of said Yates ? 

A. I am, somewliat. 

Q. Is the written part of said return in the liaud writing of said Yates, ac- 
cording to your best knowledge and belief? 

A. Well, I think it is. 

Q. Is the return of said four men as residents of Greenwood, and enlisted 
seamen in the service of the United States from Greenwood, signed by "William 
Richardson and Calvin Crocker as selectmen of Greenwood, where made out 
in writing, in the hand writing of said Yates, according to your best knowledge 
and belief? 

A. I think it is. 

WILLARD HERRICK. 

William Richardson of Greenwood, sworn and examined. 

Bt Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of Greenwood in 1864? 

A. I was. 

Q. Were you present with Willard Herrick in making the trade with O. K. 
Yates for ten men to go upon the quota of Greenwood? 

A. I was. ^ 

Q. Have you heard the statement of the negotiation given by him in his 
deposition hei'e taken, and if so, have you personal recoUeation of all the facts 
stated by him ? 

A. I have. 

Q. Are there any other facts or incidents connected with the transactions 
not stated by him that you now remember? if so, state the same. 

A. There are facts in regard to the returns which I distinctly recollect. 
When Mr. Yates brought these returns for the selectmen to sign Jie said they 
must sign them, and he'd guarantee that the men named in them would be 
credited to our quota and remain so credited. And they always have remained , 
so credited, and so we paid for them. 

Q. Did you make any objection, or hesitate to sign them? 

A. No, I did not. , 

Q. Did Yates give any explanation, or say it was right to sign them ? 

A. Well, he said if we wanted the men we must sign the papers. 

Q. Did you read the papers before signing them, or did you know the con- 
tents of them? 

A. I read only the names of the men, and I did not further know the con- 
tents ? ^ 

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114 PAPER CREDITS. 

By Mr. SAKBORN. 

Q. Were said men named in both returns, at that time residents in Green- 
wood, or had they been at any time before, to your knowledge ? 

A. No. 

WILLIAM RICHARDSON. 



Augusta, Me., Wednesday, June 29, 1870. 
Wakren p. Dyer of New Portland, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you or not agent of the town of New Portland to fill its quota 
under the call of December, 1864 ? 

A. I was. 

Q. State particularly the steps taken to procure the men. 

A. I came here to Augusta and went around to the brokers' oflBces and fell 
in with Colby & Pike and went to theii* office. I told them I wanted sixteen 
men to fill our quota, and got their offer. I think their first offer was $400 
per man, and I beat them do^n to $305. I think there was a difference in 
price between the one year's and three years' men, but I do not recollect what 
the difference was. I paid the money — $4880 — and took a receipt for that 
amount, signed by Colby & Pike, dated December 24, 1SG4, hereto annexed 
marked "A." Previously to paying the same, however, I required, and Colby 
& Pike furnished, the certificate of credit, signed by A. K. Dennison, clerk in 
charge of credits, dated "office A. A. Provost Marshal General, Augusta, Me., 
December 24, 1864," hereto annexed marked "B." 

Q. What representations, if any, did Colby & Pike make as to who the men 
were, where they were, and what right they had to sell them? 

A. They told me that they had men — I think it was in Virginia — freed men 
— and that they had a man out there enlisting them, connected with them. I 
asked them in particular if they had them ready — told them I did not want to 
be delayed, as I knew that men were rising. They said that the men were 
ready — that they had forty of them examined and accepted — able-bodied 
men. I asked them in particular what their names were, and who the men 
were and I think they read the names over, but I can't recollect their names 
— but at any rate that they were colored men — freed men. 

Q. Did they claim that any part of the $305 per man had been advanced to 
the men by them or their agent as town bounties? 

A. I don't think they did. 

Q. What right did you suppose Colby & Pike had to iell colored men in 
Virginia? 

A. I supposed by what they said that they had enlisted them, and that they 
had cost them pretty near as much as I paid them. 

Q. To whom was this cost paid ? 

A. They said they had to pay the men so much. 



APPENDIX B. 215 

Q. Did you consult any of the military or State authorities in reference to 
the regularity of the proceedings ? 

A. I did not m5'self. I went into the Provost Marshal's ofBce with Colby, 
and he told the Provost Marshal and showed him a list of the men, and told 
him he was going to transfer them to our town, and the Provost Marshal said it 
would be all right ; and the next day after this interview the certificate marked 
" B " was brought to me. 

Q. Did your town make claim for reimbursement for these sixteen men, and 
if so, with what result? 

A. I believe the town did make such claim, and that it was disallowed. 

Q. Has your town ever been furnished or procured in any way the list of 
these sixteen men? 

A. Not to my knowledge. 

By Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. State according to your best recollection now, the sum which Colby & 
Pike said they had paid to each of these sixteen men. 
A. I think it was $250. 

WARREN P. DYER. 

Joseph H. Jacobs of Thomaston, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you the agent of the town of Thomaston to fill its quota under 
the call of December, 1864? 

A. I was. 

Q. State what measures you took to fill that quota? 

A. On the 30th day of December, 1864, I came to Augusta and visited the 
different brokers to ascertain their lowest terms for filling our quota. Their 
price for 3 years' men was $475. I made a conditional contract with John 
Watts & Cd., substitute brokers, who had an oflBce here, for 16 men for three 
years at .$450 each. The bargain was $475, and I was to have $25 each for 
commission, but I charged the town only $450 per man, and I was to go home 
and consult the selectmen and the remainder of the committee of the town and 
see if they would ratify the bargain, and was to telegraph Watts & Co. Mr. 
Watts spoke of placing to the town's quota some men that re-enlisted in the 
field — that were then in the field, but not assigned to any town. I made en- 
quiries, before allowing him to do so, as to the legality of the men, whether 
they would answer the purposes of the call. I made inquiries of the Provost ff 
Marshal, and think I did of Gen. Hodsdon and Gov. Cony. The Provost Mar- 
shal said that they would be allowed upon the quota of the town — I mean Maj. 
Littler, and not the District Provost Marshal. I don't remember what the 
Adjutant General or the Governor said, but I understood them to sanction the 
arrangement. I then returned home, and in a few days after I saw an order 
from Gen. Fry, Provost Marshal General of the United States, that such en- 
listed men would not be allowed. I returned to Augusta again and visited R. 
M. Littler's office, and he informed me that they would be allowed. Upon the 
production of the certificates of R. M. Littler by Mr. Watts, I paid the money 



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for thirteen men. Certificates dated January 14, 1865, and January 17, 1865, 
respectively, and hereunto annexed marked respectively "A" and " B." The 
other three were actual men enlisted at Augusta, for which reimburse- 
ment was allowed by the Commissioners on Equalization of Municipal War 
Debts. For the thirteen men I paid J. H. Manley $5560 and took his two 
receipts therefor, dated January 17, 1865, hereto annexed marked "C," and 
the balance, $290, to John Watts, and took the receipt of John Watts & Co. by 
R. R. Wall, dated January 17, 1865, hereto annexed marked "D." Watts and 
Manley told me that if I presented the certificates marked "A" and "B" at 
the District Provost Marshal's office the thirteen men would be credited to our 
town. I did so present the certificates, and saw the names allowed on the 
books. The reason why I paid the money to Manley was because he would 
not deliver the certificates without, as Watts & Co. had the men of him and 
had not paid for them. The $290 to Watts & Co. was their profit on the 
transaction. 

JOSEPH H. JACOBS. 



Moses R. Mathews of Warren, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of the town of Warren in 1864-5, and 
as such did you assist in filling the quota of the town under call of December, 
1864? 

A. I was, and I did assist in filling said quota. 

Q. State in what manner you filled the quota. 

A. The town held a meeting and instructed the selectmen to fill the quota 
as best they could, in town or out. C. T. Bean, then of our town, came to me 
and wanted to fill the quota — would fill it for $448 a man. I stated to him that 
I would not contract with him until I satisfied myself what the men could be 
had for in Augusta. He says, "I will take my team and take you»to Augusta 
with the understanding that I shall have the furnishing of the men if I will 
furnish them as low as any one else;" to which I agreed. Accordingly we 
came to Augusta, and I fell in with a man from Lewiston by the name of Z. R. 
Wright, who oftered to furnish men enough to fill our quota at $435 a man. 
He referred me to parties in the Provost Marshal's office as to the statements 
which he had made about the men. He stated to me that these men had been 
picked up by his runners round through the country, on the Canada lines, and 
had been examined by a United States surgeon, accepted and mustered into the 
United States service, and were already to put into the quota of towns. I then 
went to Dr. Bean and told him I was ready to fulfil my agreement if he would 
furnish as low as any one else. He wanted to know what I would give, and I 
told him $425 a man. He wanted to know where I could get them for that 
money, and I said to him "of Mr. Wright," who was then present, and I gave 
him an introduction. They then had some conversation, and he came to me 
and offered to furnish the men at $435 a man. I finally agreed with him to 
furnish the men at $430 per man, and when he brought me the receipts with 
the names of the men from ^he military authorites here at Augusta, duly credited 



APPENDIX B. 117 

to the town of Warren, his money would be ready for him. Accordingly he 
did bring me the names of the men duly credited and I paid him his money, at 
$430 per man, and took the receipts hereto- annexed, dated February 3, 1865, 
and February 7, 1865, and marked "A" and "B" respectively. The certificate 
of credit, above referred to, dated January 27, 1865, and signed by Jos. T. 
Woodward, commissioner, is hereto annexed, marked "C." 

Q. Are the names contained in said certificate marked "C" the names of* 
men who are or ever were residents of your town? 

A. They are not. 

Q. Did any other broker or other person claim of you or your town pay- 
ment for these men ? If so, state the character of the <;laim and all the partic- 
ulars in reference to it. 

A. There were parties that called on the town for pay for those men that 
Bean had furnished. One of the parties was Z. R. Wright of Lewiston, whose 
letter is hereunto annexed, marked "D," and dated February 18, 1865. The 
other party was G. P. Cochrane, whose letter dated May 21, 1865, is hereunto 
annexed marked "E." The demand of Wright in his letter marked "D," 
above referred to was that he agreed with C. T. Bean to put fifteen men on our 
town's quota, and left it with Capt. Cochrane to give receipt for money in case 
he was absent— that he had been unable to see Bean, but had learned that he 
had been to xVugusta and paid only $3,000, and he, Wright, claimed the bal- 
ance, threatening to reassign the men. The claim of Cochrane, in his letter 
marked "E," and above referred to, was, that he was to furnish the men, having 
an understanding with Wright and having co.-trol of those credits — that he did 
furnish the men, and was to receive $400 per man — that Bean came here to 
Augusta when he, Cochrane, was sick, and settled with a man by the name of 
Higgins, who was not a party to the contract, paying him but $230 per man; 
and that Bean was an agent of the town of Warren, and therefore the town 
was liable for the balance. I replied to him by letter that Bean was not agent 
of the town, that I, myself, was agent of the town, and Bean acted as broker. 
I wish to add, that I enlisted a man from the town of Warren by the name of 
Henry A. Davis— that I brought him to Augusta, had him examined by a United 
States surgeon and accepted, and that I made a deposit of $475 with Maj. Lit- 
tler for said Henry A. Davis' bounty, and left for home. In the course of a 
week, or such a matter, Henry A. Davis came home, saying that he had got out 
of it. I inquired of him about the money that I had deposited for his bounty, 
and he said he knew nothing about it. I then came to Augusta with said Davis 
and made inquiries with Maj. Littler how it was that he had been sent home; 
and he replied that Davis was a damned fool, and that he had put in another 
man in his stead. Davis was an able-bodied man of ordinary intelligence, and 
had served his time out in a nine months' regiment. I have a paper at home 
from Joseph T. Woodward, commissioner, stating that R. J. Chapman had been 
put in instead of said Davis. I will forward this paper to be annexed to my 
deposition. (Received August 25, 1870, and annexed, marked F.) 

M. R. MATHEWS. 



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H. B. Connor of Pittsfield, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of the town of Pittsfield in 1864-5? 

A. I was. 

Q. What did you do towards filling your quota under call of December, 
•1864? 

A. I made a bargain with Daniel H. Brown of Clinton, who had a broker's 
office here in Augusta, to furnish sixteen men at $450 each. 

Q. What did you require of him before paying the money ? 

A. I required a certificate from the military authorities that the men were 
credited to the quota of our town, and Brown brought me the certificate of R. 
M. Littler containing the names of the men, dated January 17, 1865, hereto 
annexed marked "A," and I paid him $7,200 and took his receipt therefor on 
the back of said certificate, dated January 19, 1865. 

Q. Did Brown represent, or claim to represent, any other party, or did he 
have the men of any other person ? 

A. Not that I know of. 

Q. Did he say who or where the men were, or did you ask him? 

A. . Not that I recollect. 

Q. Did you consult any of the military authorities as to the regularity of 
the transfer? 

A. Not that I recollect. 

Q. Did you make any stipulation that they should be real enlisted men, or 
was the contract that he should procure the evidence that the quota was filled? 

A. Tiie contract was that he should procure evidence that the quota was 
filled, as he did. 

Q. Are the persons named in the annexed certificate persons that you 
know, or that were or are residents of your town ? 

A. No, sir; none of them. 

Q. At the time of making this contract had you any knowledge or intima- 
tion that a town's quota could be filled in any other way than by the actual 
enlistment of men ? 

A. I had not. 

H. B. CONNOR. 

S. F. Small of Temple, swoi'n and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of Temple in 1864-5? 

A. I was. 

Q. Were you engaged in filling the quotas of your town under the calls of 
July and December, 1864 ? 

A. I was. 

Q. Was your town's claim for reimbursement disallowed in part for men 
procured by you to fill said quota? 

A. It was disallowed, as to twelve men. 

Q. How and of whom were those twelve men procured. 



APPENDIX B. 219 

A. I procured them of O. K. Yates, who seemed to do the business under 
the style of G. M. Delany & Co. 

Q. State the negotiations which you had with said Yates, fully. 

A. As near as I can recollect, on this call of July I went down to Lewiston 
to see what I could do in obtaining some men. I inquired of the Provost 
Marshal and others there in relation to men that he could hire to fill the quota,, 
and I couldn't seem to find any there. I went home, and in a few days I re- 
ceived a letter from a man by the name of Eastman — I don't recollect the given 
name. He lived in the town of Stow. He stated in his letter that he had men 
to furnish to fill towns' quotas. After consulting the selectmen and others that 
were interested, it was decided that I should go to Lewiston again, and I went, 
expecting to find Eastman there. I did not find him at Lewiston, and I 
started and went to the town of Stow and found him. The amount of what he 
told me was that he was an agent for Delany & Yates-=-that he had no men 
himself, and that I could find Delany & Yates in Lewiston or Augusta. I went 
back to Lewiston and found Mr. Yates there. He called his name 0. K. Yates. 
I asked him it he was prepared to fill towns' quotas with men, and he said he 
was. I told him that I wanted ten men to fill the quota, and he said that he 
could furnish them for $400 apiece. Well, I talked with him and told him that 
was more than I expected to pay, but he said he was gftting short of men and 
could do it for no less. He said he would furnish them for that, and when 
they were credited on our quota at the Provost Marshal's office he should want 
his pay. I told him that I didn't feel authorized to pay so much as that, and 
asked hira if he would give me the refusal of them until the cars came in from 
Farmington the next day, and he said he would. That afternoon I took the 
cars and went home to Temple. I found the other two selectmen thatnightand 
several other townsmen and consulted with them about what it was best to do, 
and the conclusion was that it was best to take the men, I took the cars the 
next morning and went back to Lewiston, and arrived there about twelve 
o'clock and found Mr. Yates. He wanted to know if I had concluded to take 
the men, and I told liira that I had. He said he was sorry that I concluded to 
take them for he had been offered more for them. He wanted to know what he 
should give me to give up the bargain. I told him that our folks at home were 
expecting to have the men and I didn't want to give them up, and he said he 
should do as he had agreed and I should have them. He told me that I could 
go home, and when he got the men credited he would notify me by letter and 
would be there at Lewiston, and wanted me to come down and pay him for 
them. I should think that in some where about a week I received a letter from 
him stating that the men were credited to our quota, and he should be at 
Lewiston on such a day and wanted me to come down, and I went. I went to 
the Provost Marshal's office and inquired if that amount of men were credited 
to our quota, and was informed that there was — the quota was full. I found 
Mr. Yates and paid him, and took the receipt of G. M. Delany & Co., dated 
August 31, 1864, for $4,000, hereto annexed marked "A." 

Q. Did Yates say who the men were, or how he obtained them, or what he 
paid for them ? 

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gone into the service — credited to no town — and that he had a right to sell 
them or liave them credited to towns. 

Q. Did you understand that he had bought the riglit of the military author- 
ities, or of the men themselves ? " 

A. I couldn't say that I recollect how he said he caine by the right. 

Q. Were you ever furnished with a list of the names of these ten men? 

A. Yes, sir. 

Q. What became of.it? 

A. Well, sir, I don't know what became of it ; I took the list and carried it 
home. I saw the names upon the Provost Marshal's books, as credited to the 
town. 

Q. Were they names of persons known to you or residents of your town? 

A. No, sir. , 

Q. Of whom did you have the other two men spoken of? 

A. I had them of Yates, also. 

Q. State what trade you made for them, fully. 

A. I bought of him four men at two different times — two at a time, and two 
of the four were not allowed in reimbursement. The representations made 
about them was that he had them to dispose of. The talk was similar to that 
which we had about th^other ten. I paid $750 for the two which were disal- 
lowed, and took the receipt of G. M. Delany & Co., dated January 17, 1865, 
which receipt is hereto annexed marked "B." Previous to paying the money 
I received the certificate of R. M. Littler, endorsed by Nahum Morrill, hereto 
annexed marked "C." I also got a paper from Nahum Morrill, Provost 
Marshal, certifying that the quota of Temple under call of December 19, 1864, 
was full, which paper is hereto annexed marked " D." 

Q. Were the last two men, represented to be real men, actually enlisted? 

A. Yes, sir. 

Q. At the time you got the first ten men, had you anj' knowledge or intima- 
tion that quotas could be filled in any other way than by actual enlistment? 

A. Well, I supposed by what the officers then told me that tlicy could be 
filled by the men I had of Yates, whom, he said, were already enlisted and not 
assigned to any town. 

Q. Look at this record of naval credits and say whether these ten credited 
to the town pf Temple are those had of Yates. 

A. I have read the names and they sound like those I had of Yates, but I 
can't remember that they are. 

By Mk. SANBORN. 

Q. Were the ten men had of Yates residents of your town at that time, or 
had they ever been to your knowledge ? 

A. Never, to my knowledge. 

Q. Do you recollect of signing any return or certificate that said men were 
residents in Temple ? 

A. No, sir; I do not. 

Q. Do you recognize the names upon the record of naval credits to the 
town of Temple as persons ever resident in Temple? 



APPENDIX B. 121 

A. Never, to my knowledge. 

Q. Were there any persons resident or liable to enrolment in the town of 
Temple in 1863 or 1864, who were in the United States navy, to your know- 

A. No. 

Q. Plpase look at the return here produced of persons resident or liable to 
enrolmenttwho were in the naval service of the United States, named therein, 
and signed by yourself, James Libby and A. W. Farmer as selectmen, as pre- 
senting a correct exhibit of the enlisted seamen in the service of the United 
States from Temple, bearing date "Temple, August 18, 1864," and state if you 
signed said return ? 

A. I couldn't say whether it is or not. It looks like it, but I have no recol- 
lection of signing it. 

Q. If you had known the contents of said return, would you have signed it? 

A. I should not. 

Q. In whose hand writing do you think those three signatures are? 

A. It looks like my hand writing. 

Q. According to your best recollection, was that return filled up as it now 
is when you put those signatures to it? 

A. No, sir, it was not. 

s. F. small; 



Augusta, Me., Thursday, June 30, 1870. 
John Larrabee of Mexico, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of Mexico in 1864? 

A. I was. 

Q. Did you in that capacity obtain men or crec^its to be allowed on the 
quotas of your town for 1864, and if yea, of whom, how many, and at what 
price? 

A. I did, of Herriman, Libby & Co. of Auburn ; four men, at $450 apiece. 

Q. What representations, if any, did they make to you, as to these men, 
where they were or who they were, or by what authority they disposed of them ? 

A. I think they made no representations in regard to them. 

Q. What papers, if any, did they furnish you showing that these men were 
allowed on your quota ? 

A. They furnished me a certificate dated Jan'y 11, 1865, signed by Nahum 
Morrill, containing the names of four men, which certificate is hereto annexed 
marked "A." 

Q. Did they give you any receipt for the money paid for these men? 

A. They gave me the receipt hereto annexed, marked "B," dated Jan. 20, 
1865, and signed by Herriman, Libby & Co. 

Q. Did you make any inquiries of the State or United States military 
authorities as to the authority of Herriman, Libby & Co. to sell those men to 
be allowed on your quota ? 
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A. I made inquiries of Mr. Morrill, the Provost Marshal, to know if men 
put in by these parties would be allowed on our quota, and he told me they 
would be allowed. 

Q. Did you obtain other men or -credits to be allowed on your quota, if so, 
of whom, how many, and at what price? 

A. I did, of G. M. Delany & Co. — six men, at $500 each. This was in 
August, 1864. 

Q. What statements, if any, did said Delany & Co., or either of them make 
as to these six men ; where they were, who they were, or their authority to 
dispose of them? 

A. None, except that they were navy men on board the Ohio. 

Q. Have you any paper showing the names of these six men, and that they 
were allowed on the quota of Mexico ? 

A. I have none with me, but I think we have at the selectmen's office in 
Mexico ; I will endeavor to forward them to be annexed to this deposition. 

Q. Do you recollect the names of these six men or any of them? 

A. I did not. 

Q. Were they at that time, or any time before, residents of Mexico to 
your knowledge ? 

A. They were not. 

Q. Have you signed any return or certificate that they were residents of 
Mexico, to your knowledge? 

A. I have not. 

Q. Here is a paper which purports to be a return of persons resident or 
Uable to enrolment and military duty in the town of Mexico, containing the 
names of persons as enlisted seamen in the service of the United States from 
the town of Mexico, dated August 24, 1864. Did you sign said paper? 

A. No, sir, I did not. 

Q. Is your name signed to such paper ; and if not in your hand writing, 
state if you know, in whose hand writing you think it is ? 

A. It is ; I do not know in whose hand writing it is. I do not recognize the 
hand writing. 

Q. Is the signature of B. W. Stockwell as one of the selectmen of Mexico, 
to said paper, in his hand writing? 

A. I think not. 

Q. Look at the names in said return and read them, and state if they were 
at the date of that paper, or at any time before, residents in Mexico, to your 
knowledge? 

A. They were not. 

Q. Did you ever authorize any person to sign your came or that of said 
Stockwell, to that return ? 

A. Not to my recollection. 

Q. If you had at that time known the contents of said paper, would you 
have signed? 

A. I would not. 

Q. Do you recollect that any person stated to you that in order to have said 
men allowed on your quota it was necessary for you to sign it? 

A. I am positive that no one did. 



APPENDIX B. 123 

Q. Did any person represent to you that for that purpose it would be neces- 
sary for you to claim said men as residents of Mexico as a mere matter of form ? 

A. To the best of my recollection there might have been some such talk by 
outsiders, but none by Delany or 0. K. Yates. 

Q. State that talk, and by whom made, to the best of your recollection. 

A. According to my best recollection I cannot state the talk, nor specify 
the persons, but I think it was talked over by some persons in our town after- 
wards. About the time of this transaction I was at the post office in Mexico — 
I can't recollect whether it was before or after the money was paid — and there 
was some conversation about this matter. 

JOHN LAKRABEE. 



Orchard C. Greely of Palermo, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of Palermo in 1864 ? , 

A. I was, sir.- 

Q. As such did you obtain men or credits to be allowed on the quota of 
Palermo in 1864, if yea, of whom, how many, and at what price per man? 

A. I did, of Josiah H. Greely ; fifteen men, I think, at $200 per man. 

Q. Did said Josiah H. Greely make any statements to you as to where these 
men were, who they were, or his authority to dispose of them? 

A. I don't recollect that he did, except that he told me there was one or two 
of them in China, and two or three west of the Kennebec river, I think. 

Q. Did you make any inquiry of the State or United States military authori- 
ties as to his authority to dispose of them to be allowed on your quota? 

A. I can't state whether I did or not. 

Q. Did he furnish you with a certificate of the Provost Marshal at Belfast, 
with the names of said men, showing that they were allowed on your quota? 

A. I don't recollect that he did. 

Q. Can you give the names of said men, or either one of them? 

A. No, I have no knowledge of their names. 

Q. Have you any receipts showing that the town of Palermo paid said J. H. 
Greely the sum of $3,000 for these men, and if not do you know of your own 
knowledge that the town paid him that sum ? 

A. I have not receipts showing that fact. I know of my own knowledge 
that he was paid $1,500 by the town. 

Q. Were said men or any of them at that time or before residents in the 
town of Palermo, to your knowledge? 

A. Not to my knowledge. 

Q. Read this return of persons resident or liable to enrolment in Palermo, 
who were in the service of the United States na»y, presenting a correct exhibit 
of the enlisted seamen in the service of the United States, under date of August 
1st, 1864, and state if you signed the same? 

A. Well, I signed this paper. 

Q. Having now read the names of persons specified therein, state if, at that 
time, they were residents in Palermo, to your knowledge ? 



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A. They were not, to my knowledge. 

Q. If, when you signed said return, you had known the contents thereof, 
would you have signed it? 

A. Well, I supposed at the time' that they were all good men. If I had 
known its contents I don't think I should have signed it. 

Q. Do you recollect who presented said return to you for your signature, 
and if so, who was it? 

A. Yes, sir. It was Josiah H. Greely. 

Q. Did you read said paper before you signed it, or was it read to you? 

A. Well, I couldn't state whether I read it or not, but my impression is that 
he said it was all right, and I signed it. 

Q. Do you recollect when he handed said paper to you to sign, or the place ? 

A. I don't recollect the time, but I recollect the place ; it was at Augusta, 
and I think at his boarding house. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Is, or not, Josiah H. Greely a relative of yours? 

A. Well, he is a distant relative. His father was an own cousin to me. 

Q. Look at the return already referred to, and state whether in your opinion 
the first signature to it is a genuine signature. 

A. I think I signed that myself by direction of Mr. Bowler. He was at 
home, and said put his name to the paper, if it was right. 

Q. When he said put his name to the paper, what paper did he refer to ? 

A. Well, in order to get these men in — I don't know that he referred to 
any particular paper. 

Q. Having been directed by Mr. Bowler to put his name to an ofiicial paper 
in his official character as selectman of your town, if said paper was right, did 
you so affix his name without reading the paper to see whether it was right or 
not? 

A. Well, it has been some time ; I don't recollect whether I did read it or 
not, but Josiah H. Greely said it was all right to sign the paper. 

Q. Did you consider yourself authorized by your colleague, Mr. Bowler, to 
sign his name officially to the paper because Josiah H. Greely said it was right? 

A. Well, I believed it to be right — Greely said it was right, and Bowler told 
me to put his name to the paper. I don't know that this is the paper. 

Q. What paper was there talked of by Bowler and you beforehand, which 
he or you supposed it might become necessary to have signed by the selectmen 
officially ? 

A. Well, Josiah H. Greely was with me at Bowler's, and we talked of sign- 
ing a paper, and I suppose this (putting his hand on the naval return) to be the 
paper. . 

Q. What was the paper talked of at Bowler's, which it was supposed it 
would be necessary for the selectmen to sign? 

A. As near as I can recollect, Josiah H. Greely said we should have to sign 
a paper in order to put these men in, and Mr. Bowler told mc to put his name 
to the paper if it was right; and we came to Augusta and Josiah said it was 
right, and I did put his name to it. 



APPENDIX B. 125 

Q. Was it not explained that the selectmen would be required as a matter 
of form to claim the men as residents of Palermo ? 

A. I don't recollect of any such talk. 

Q. In whose hand writing is the filling up of the certificate on said return? 

A. I think it is Josiah H. Greely's. 

Q. Do you swear that you did not read this short, printed certificate before 
putting the name of yourself and your colleague to it as selectmen ? 

A. Well, I might and I might not; Josiah told me it was all right and I 

signed the paper. 

0. C. GKEELY. 

Alfred A. Eastman of Chatham, N. H., sworn and examined. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of Stow for 1864? 

A. I was. 

Q. State as briefly as you can what proceedings you took to fill your town's 
quotas under the calls of 1864 ? 

A. I think it was in the last of July or first of August there was a call or 
the prospect of one and our town had a meeting, and it was stated that we 
ought to have allowance for two men in the navy — residents of our town. 
They appointed me to go to Augusta to see about them, and also to put in 
three other men to fill our quota. I came to Augusta and couldn't do anything 
as to getting the two navy men allowed, and then started for home. One was 
named Wiswell and the other Andrews. On the way to Portland in the cars I 
met Geo. M. Delany, whom I had seen before and was somewhat acquainted 
with. In talking with him I made known my business, and he said he was 
putting in men. I asked what men were worth, and he said ^hree hundred 
dollars per man. I made the arrangement with him to put in three men. He 
said he had put them in at Augusta and would have them transferred to Lewis- 
ton in our district. I was to pay for them when they were credited to our 
quota. I also made arrangements with him to put in two more, provided the 
town would vote to accept them at that rate. He said the names would be at 
the office in Lewiston the next Monday forenoon, and I was to be there to pay 
for them. I went there but the names had not come. As I wanted io go home 
that afternoon I asked Mr. Perham, who belonged in the office, if I could leave 
the money with him, and he said he would not take it. At his suggestion I 
left it with Mr. Chamberlain on condition that it should be paid over when the 
names had been assigned to our quota. A few days after I got home — three or 
four — I received a receipt for the money and that the men were put in ; also 
duplicates of the names and numbers of the men. 

Q. Are the names (5) in the two duplicates referred to the names of persons 
known to you or residents in your town, or were they at the time ? 

A. No, they were not. That paper, the one dated August 23d, containing 
two signatures, I signed ray name to and that of my associate J. J. Bemis, by 
his authority. I think it was in blank. 

Q. For what purpose did you sign a blank paper? 

A. Mr. Yates said it would be sent to Augusta to be filled out. He said it 



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would be necessary to sign it, and I did so. I don't know whether I read it or 
not. 

Q. Did you not know, and was it not obvious upon the paper itself, that 
when filled out it was to be a certificate that the men bought of Yates were 
residents of Stow ? 

A. Yes, I think it did. 

Q. Look at the duplicate dated August 6, 1864, and state whether it is 
signed by yourself or Mr. Bemis. 

A. No, sir; it is not. 

Q. In whose handwriting, if you know, are the signatures on said paper? 

A. I do not know. 

Q. Why did you not, in making two returns of persons resident in Stow in 
the naval service, put into one of said returns the names of Wiswell and 
Andrews, who, you say, were in the navy and residents of your town? 

A. Well, I can't tell otherwise than we had tried to get them allowed previ- 
ous to this time and couldn't. 

Q. Had you made any written claim to have them allowed, and if so, when 
and in what form ? 

A. I don't seem to remember it was so long ago, but I think that when I 
came down to get them allowed I had a letter or statement from Wiswell's 
father, but what the nature of it was I can't recollect. 

Q. Will you annex the two duplicate returns and Delany & Co.'s receipt to 
your deposition? 

A. I will annex them, and they are hereto annexed marked "A," " B " and 
" C," respectively. 

Q. Did you afterwards buy three other men of Delany & Co., and if yea, 
state all the particulars of the transaction. 

A. Yes, I bought three of him some time the first of January, 1865. They 
represented them to me as men that they had put into the service here at 
Augusta, and they had them transferred to our district. I paid $1350 for the 
men, and they produced the certificate of Maj. R. M. Littler, hereto annexed 
marked "D," dated January 14, 1865, containing the names of the men, and 
endorsed on the back by Nahum Morrill, Capt. and Provost Marshal 2d District 
of Maine. I also was at the Provost Marshal's office in Auburn and saw the 
names on the books credited to the town of Stow. I paid the money to O. K. 
Yates, and took a receipt signed by Geo. M. Delany & Co., which receipt has 
been mislaid or lost. • 

Q. Are the names in said certificate the names of persons that you know or 
residents of Stow ? 

A. No, sir. 

ALFRED A. EASTMAN. 

Danford Carroll of Union, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of the town of Union, and as such did 
you assist in filling the quota of your town under the call of December, 18G4 ? 

A. I was, and did assist in filling said quota. 



APPENDIX B. 127 

Q. Did you procure fourteen men or fourteen names for which the town's 
claim for reimbursement was disallowed by the Commission on Equalizing 
Municipal "War Debts? 

A. I did. 

Q. Of whom, when, and at what price were these fourteen men obtained ? 

A. Of John P. Dpering & Co., as appears by a telegraph despatch that we 
received from them, for f 6,200. It was late in 1864 or early in 1865. 

Q. State all the particulars of the negotiation with Deering & Co. for those 
men. 

A. Well, soon after we came here we went to Maj. Littler's office. We had 
a little business with him, and we inquired of him who the most responsible 
parties were in tlie place. He recommended us to Deering & Co. Accordingly 
we called upon them and asked their price. Their price was $450 per man; 
but after a little talk we got them for $6,200 — the fourteen men — which made 
it $100 less. We were something at a loss to know whether we should put 
them in for one year or for three years ; we accordingly made arrangements 
with liim to go home and consult our people there, and to telegraph him from 
Rockland. After going home and consulting some of our leading men, we 
decided to have them tor three years, and we telegraphed Deering & Co. accord- 
ingly. Deering said he had the men here and he would have them assigned 
to our town — men that he had bought, that hadn't been assigned to any town. 

Q. What evidence did he produce that the men were assigned to your quota? 

A. We received by mail from Augusta the certificate of Maj. Littler, dated 
January 18, 1865, marked "A," and hereto annexed, containing a list of the 
names. 

Q. Are the persons named in that list residents of your town, or have they 
ever been? 

A. No, sir. 

Q. Did you believe at the time that the men were real men, enlisted in this 
State? 

A. We did. 

Q. Had you any knowledge at that time that persons were selling the names 

of men already in the service, and assigning them to towns ? 

A. We had not. 

DANFORD CARROLL. 

Oerick Hawes of Vassalboro', sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. What steps did your town take to fill its quota under call of December, 
18^4? 

A. We had a town meeting at which Mr. Ira D. Sturgis was present and 
said he could get thirty men to fill the town's quota, and would do so and ad- 
vance the money himself, and let the town pay him. He said he could get 
them for $450 each. The town voted to accept the offer, and that Mr. Sturgis 
and I should be agents to fill the quota. We paid him the money and took 
his receipt dated January 14, 1865, hereto annexed, marked "A," but prior to 



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paying the money he brought us the certificate of Joseph T. Woodward, com- 
missioner, dated January 9, 1865, containing a list of the names of the men, 
hereto annexed, marked "B." 

Q. Are the names on said list, or any of them, the names of persons resi- 
dent of Vassalboro', or that you know ? 

A. They are not. 

Q. Had you any knowledge or intimation from Mr. Sturgis, or any other 
person, that these thirty men were already in the service under regular enlist- 
ments, and that brokers, with or without authority, were selling out their 
names to the highest bidders ? 

A. I had not. I thought they were men until I found them disallowed in 
reimbursement. I supposed they were hei'e in Augusta. 

Q. Look at the town's claim for reimbursement, and state whether Albert 
Bigelow, Thomas Hayes, John E. Williams, Joseph King and Thomas Irving, 
named on said claim, were disallowed reimbursement by the Equalization Com- 
missioners. 

A. They were. 

Q. Were they ever residents of your town, or persons that you knew ? 

A. They were not residents to my knowledge, or persons that I know. 

Q. Of whom, and at what price were those five men bought? 

A. Of Delany, at $200 each. My associate, Mr. Low, made the trade for 
these five men. It may not be that the five names which I have given were 
the identical five bought of Delany. 

ORRICK HAWES. 



Augusta, Me., Friday, July 1, 1870. 
John Brackett, 2d, of Parsonsfield, sworn and examined. 

By Mk. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you an agent of the town of Paraonsfield to fill its quotas in 
1864? 

A. I was ; and Nathaniel Pendcxter was associated with me. 

Q. What steps did he and you take in the fall of 1864 to fill the quotas of 
your town ? 

A. He went to Portland in October I think, and I went down the next day 
and found that he had contracted with Timothy H. Hubbard for twenty-seven 
men, which he, Hubbard, claimed he had the right to dispose of. I met Pen- 
dexter and he told me what he had done. I told him that we must go to work 
ourselves, that we couldn't wait for Hubbard to get them ; and we did go to 
work, and finally we got enough lacking ten men. I told Pendexter at first 
that if Hubbard had the men ready to put in we would take them; also, that 
we would take them of Hubbard as fast as he would furnish them. During 
three weeks in which we were there, and were getting some men every day 
ourselves, Hubbard got three men only, and was allowed to muster them in, and 



APPENDIX B. 129 

we paid for them. At this time John N. Stimson appeared to be interested in 
the matter, and asked us why we did not go home and leave the matter just as 
it was and leave the ten men that we lacked to be supplied by them, Stimson & 
Hubbard. Stimson said that perhaps they would have to go to Wasliington to 
get the evidence that the men were enlisted and mustered in, as at that time 
they could not show any evidence satisfactory to me that they had the men. I 
objected to the delay, as we had been threatened that in three days there would 
be a draft if our quota was not full. I looked to Doughty, the Provost Mar- 
shal, and he said that if we would go home and wait lor the evidence that the 
ten men were put in he would hold us harmless until the evidence came, or if 
it failed to come he would notify us and then give us time to fill the quota. 
Mr. Pendexter and I then went home, and in about ten days Mr. Stimson 
brought to me in my field, the certificate of Charles H. Doughty, dated October 
20, 1864, containing the names of ten men, which certificate is hereto annexed 
marked "A." I told him that I would not pay for the men until I had been to 
the office of the Provost Marshal myself, and made certain that the men were 
credited to our town on the Provost Marshal's books. I made arrangements to 
go upon a certain day, and Stimson was to meet me at Portland. I went on 
the day appointed, and with Stimson went to the Provost Marshal's office, and 
there I saw upon the books the names shown in the certificate above referred 
to, duly credited to our town, and was assured by Capt. Doughty himself, that 
the quota was full. I then paid said Stimson $4850, and took his receipt 
marked "B," hereto annexed, dated October 20, 1864. 

Q. Arc; the names on that certificate the names of persons that have ever 
been residents of your town or vicinity ? 

A. No, sir. 

Q. What did Hubbard or Stimson say as to who the men were, where they 
were, what they paid for them, or by whom enlisted? 

A. They claimed that they, were re-enlisted by Stimson in the field ; that he 
had them to dispose of from a lot of men that he had^ already disposed of in 
part, and that they had paid a bounty to them, but did not say how much. 

Q. How many of such men was it claimed that Stimson had? 

A. I don't know, but Hubbard made the contract at first for twenty-seven 
men, which he said were left from a lot that Stimson had re-enlisted in the 
field. 

Q. Did you at that time expect to secure the actual enlistment of men, and 
would you have paid for credits for' men already in the field under a regular 
enlistment? 

A. I did expect to secure actual men, and would not have paid lor men 
already in the service under a regular enlistment. 

Q. How many men can you now remember, residents of Parsonsfield, in 
the naval or marine service during the rebellion ? 

A. From personal knowledge I cannot recollect a single man, but it is re- 
ported that we had two or more. 

Q. Do you know that the ten men you purchased of Hubbard & Stimson as 
re-enlisted men in the field, were really credited to your town as so many men 
resident of your town serving in the United States navy? 

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130 PAPER CREDITS. 

A. I don't know; but I now find by a record shown me by you, purporting 
to be a record of men allowed by the Naval Commissioners, the same names 
credited therein to Parsonsfield, and also the same names upon a return, or 
what purports to be a return, of persons resident or liable to enrolment and 
military duty in the town of Psrsonsfield, signed, or purporting to be signed, 
by Elliott Fernald, Samuel Merrill, and N. Pendexter, agent, as selectmen of 
Parsonsfield. 

JOHN BRACKETT, 2d. 



Augusta, Me., Tuesday, July 12, 1870. 
Thomas Cunningham of Edgecomb, sworn and examined. 

Bt Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of the town of Edgecomb for the year 
1864-5 ? 

A. 1 was. 

Q. Were you engaged in filling the quotas of Edgecomb under the calls of 
July and December, 1864. 

A. Yes, sir, I believe I was. 

Q. AVhat steps did you take to get men? 

A. I had to get them as best I could. I got some of one broker and some 
of another. I had got all that I could at home before coming over here. I 
got some of Mr. Delany and some of another broker, whose name I hare for- 
gotten. The six navy men I got of Delany. 

Q. State particularly the negotiation you had with Delany. 

A. I told Delany that I wanted some men, and he said he had some navy 
men that he would put in, and I agreed with him for six of them for about 
$1,400, I think. General Hodsdon said they would count on our quota, and 
they were credited on his books to our town. 

Q. Did you see General Hodsdon, and did he make that statement before 
you paid Delany for the men ? 

A. I couldn't state certain, but I think it was before I paid Delany for them. 

Q. Did you have, or have you ever had a list of the names of the men? 

A. I don't recollect that I had or ever have had, but I saw the names on the 
book at the Adjutant General's office. 

Q. Were the names that you saw the names of persons that you knew or 
had ever known ? 

A. No, sir. They were foreigners. 

Q. Have you in any blank or return claimed them to be residents of your 
town ? 

A. No, sir, not that I know of. 

Q. What, if anything, did Delany say as to who the men were, where they 
were, or his authority to assign them to your town ? 

A. He said that they were men put to the credit of Maine and Massachu- 



APPENDIX B. 231 

setts, to help them out on their quotas, and were to be put on board the Keceiv- 
ing Ship Ohio. 

Q. If these men were put to the credit of Maine and Massachusetts, why 
did you pay Delany for them ? 

A. I couldn't say ; but we liad to pay for them before we could get them out 
of their hands, and thev were the only men we could get at that time. 

Q. Did you understand that Delany had obtained the right to sell these men 
from the military authorities of the State or United States, or from the men 
themselves ? 

A. I understood that he got the authority from the United States authori- 
ties. 

Q. Did Delany pretend that he had paid anything to the men themselves 
as town bounties ? 

A. I don't recollect that he did, but I think he had to pay something for 
them in some way. I didn't ask anything about that, as my object was to get 
the quota filled. 

Q. Did you believe at the time that these six men were foreigners who had 
a short time previously been enlisted into the navy at some port in this State? 

A. I did, sir, by what Delany said to me. 

Q. Do you understand that your town's claim for reimbursement for these 
men was disallowed by the Equalization Commissioners ? 

A. I do. 

Q. Look at this record of naval credits to the town of Edgecomb and state 
which of the names there entered were residents -of the town. 

A. Daniel Alby, David Gate, Gardiner Curtis, John F. Merrill, Isaac G. 
Sherman, Alpheus Whitney, and James W. Tyler. There is but one David 
Gate, and he went into the navy as Master or Lieutenant Commander. John 
Garter, Thomas Gorbit, W. G. Gushman, Benjamin Hiller, J. W. Hunt and 
John McCabe, mentioned in said record, are strangers and not residents of 
Edgecomb to my knowledge. 

Q. Look at this return of persons resident or liable to enrolment and mili- 
tary duty in the town of Edgecomb, in service in the United States navy, and 
state whether you signed the same ? 

A. (Witness looks.) That is my name and my signature. 

Q. Have you any doubt that the first six names in said return are the six 
men you bought of Delany ? 

A. I think they are, sir. They are not men that belonged to our town. 

Q. Why did you certify that these six men were residents of your town? 

A. I don't know, sir. 

Q. Is the signature of Spencer Clifford a genuine signature, and was he at 
that time one of the selectmen? 

A. I think it is his genuine signature. He was one of the selectmen at that 
time. 

Q. In whose handwriting is the filling up of the bank? 

A. I do not know, excepting that the name of James W. Tyler is in the 
handwriting of Spencer Clifford, together with the remarks opposite same. 

THOS. CUNNINGHAM. 



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Henry Williamson of Starks, sworn and examined. 

Bt Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of Starks for the year 1864, and as such, 
did you assist in filling its quotas? 

A. I was one of the selectmen that year, and as such did assist in filling its 
quotas. 

Q. Did you obtain a number of men for whom your town was refused reim- 
bursement by the Equalization Commissioners ? if so, state how many and all 
the particulars. 

A. Fourteen men that we purchased of A. B. Farwell the Commissioners 
said that they could not allow us. 

Q. Did you make the trade with Farwell yourself, personally ? 

A. I did. 

Q. Now state all the particulars with regard to the trade with Farwell for 
these fourteen men. 

A. The town voted to pay $500 per man to fill the quota, and I was directed 
to procure the men. I came to Augusta. A . B. Farwell oflTered to sell me 
men. I asked him where his men were. He said he had been to Washington 
and to the front, and had purchased re-enlisted men which he had to sell to 
towns wishing to fill their quotas. I said to him that I should not buy until I 
could be assured that they would be received at the Adjutant General's ofllce 
and put to Starks' quota. He, subsequently, brouglit nie a line from General 
Hodsdon saying that if I bought men of A. B. Farwell it would be all right, and 
they would be put to the town's quota. This paper, I think, is now among the 
papers of our town at home, and I will endeavor to place it at the disposal of 
the Commission, to be annexed to my deposition. A few days after the said 
paper from Gen. Hodsdon was brought to me, I called on the Adjutant General 
at the Stanley House in this city, and in the presence of several men who were 
engaged in filling quotas, asked him, " If I buy men of A. B. Farwell, will 
they be put to Starks' quota?'' He replied, "I don't know anything about A. 
B. Farwell's men." I then opened and presented to him the paper with his 
signature, in which he had said that men purchased of A. B. Farwell would be 
put to our credit. I said, " General, do you know anything about that docu- 
ment?" He said to me after looking at it, " If you purchase those men it will 
be all right," and left very suddenly. I then arranged with A. B. Farwell for 
fourteen men, for which I paid him $7,000 in Lot M. Morrill's law office, in 
the presence of Lot M. Morrill and Orrin Williamson, and took A. B. Farwell's 
receipt for the same, which receipt is, I suppose, in the town trunk, and I will 
endeavor to furnish the same to be annexed to this deposition. 

Q. Were you furnished, or have you ever been furnished, with a list of the 
names of these fourteen men? 

A. I called at the Adjutant General's ofiicc and was furnished with fourteen 
names, but on examination of the list I found it contained the names of one 
Sawyer and one Waugh. Sawyer was a resident of our town who had gone to 
Massachusetts and enlisted in the navy, but had been claimed by our town and 
allowed. Waugh had run away and enlisted in the navy and was credited to 
vCape Elizabeth, but had been transferred by the Adjutant General to our town. 



APPENDIX B. 133 

therefore I objected to the list as not the men bought of Farwell, and it was 
taken back and a new list made out, containing the names of fourteen men, all 
of which were, to me, strange names. 

Q". Did Farwell say who the men were, or where they were, or how he had 
obtained the right to sell them? 

A. I answered that at first. He said he had been to Washington and to the 
front and bought re-enlisted men, and paid high for them, and could not aflord 
to sell them for less than $500 apiece. He said he had paid the men them- 
selves. 

Q. Did you understand from what Farwell said that he had advanced town 
bounties to these men, and had obtained from the men themselves the right to 
put them upon the quota of such towns as would refund the bounty paid, to- 
gether with a profit to cover his services and expenses ? 

A. I understood that he had paid them money, and had acquired the right 
to sell them. I did not understand that we should be liable to the men for 
bounties, but tliat the sum paid Farwell included all that the men had claim to. 

Q. Did you have any bther interview with General Hodsdon at any other 
time, if yea, when, where, and what did he say ? 

A. I did. When I called to see if those men for which I had paid Farwell 
• were all credited to Starks, the Adjutant General said "Now, Williamson, if 
you have got any more live men in your town, do, for God's sake, bring them 
down, and don't buy any more men of Farwell." 

Q. Can you now furnish a list of the fourteen men? 

A. Yes, sir; I have a copy of a list obtained from the Adjutant General's 
oflice by Mr. Levi Young of our town, at my request. I had called once or 
twice at the Adjutant General's ofiice for a list before I was able to obtain it. 
The list is as follows : Charles Brannaum, William Barrett, Daniel Cranium, 
George H. Collins, Francis R. Desiley, Michael Dorrahan, Patrick Geary, John 
McMaster, Patrick Redan, Patrick Sullivan, Manuel Santas, Edward Wade, 
Edwin L. West, G. E. Welden. 

Q. Are the persons named in this list residents of your town, or actual men, 
to your knowledge ? 

A. They were not residents of the town ; I should have known them if they 
had been, as I have b^n in the habit of writing the names of the tax-payers 
and voters for some years. They are not actual men to my knowledge ; I don't 
know whether they are or not. 

Q. Were these fourteen men purchased of Farwell represented by him to 
be enlisted for three years, and did you afterwards have trouble in getting that 
length of service allowed on a subsequent quota? 

A. Farwell represented them to be, and we bought them for three years' men. 
When the next call, which was the last one, was made, we found that these men 
were allowed for one year only, and I went to Farwell about it, and he said we 
ought to be allowed for three years, as they were all three years' men. I went 
to the Adjutant General's office, and was there informed that the list had been 
forwarded to the Provost Marshal and nothing could be done by the Adjutant 
General about it. Farwell seemed to be anxious that we should have allow- 
ance for three years for each of the men. During the progress of this matter 
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134 PAPER CREDITS. 

I met Mr. Farwell on the cars, and he told me that the matter would come out 
all right. I went to see Major Littler, and after much persistency on my part 
got him to say that he thought the matter so far as Starks was concerned would 
come out all right. I then went home, and in a lew days I received notice that 
a clerical error in transferring the names from the Adjutant General's office to 
the Provost Marshal's office had been discovered, and that we had been allowed 
all of the fourteen men for three years each. 

Q. Will you put at our disposal, to be made a part of your deposition, the 
original list procured by Young ? 

A. I will. HENRY WILLIAMSON. 

Otis W. Fabtan of Wales, sworn and examined. 

Q. Did you assist in filling the quotas of your town for the year 1804, and 
if so, in what capacity ? 

A. I did. I was chosen an agent to assist the selectmen in filling quotas, 
and acted in that capacity until the December call. 

Q. Was the town of Wales refused reimbursement for any men, and if so, 
of whom were they obtained ? 

A. They were refused reimbursement for eleven men, three of them bought 
of Delany ; the other eight I do not know about, as I had nothing to do with 
them. I did buy the three men of Delany. 

Q. State the i)articulars of your negotiations with Delany for said men. 

A. The negotiations were all made by Joel Small, the first selectman. 
Before I saw Delany, Small sent for me to come down because I was treasurer 
of a fund raised by the citizens of Wales liable to draft. I found Mr. Small at 
the Cushnoc House. We went to Delany's office and got a list of the names 
he proposed to put to our credit; he said three of them were navy men who 
went from the State of Maine, and two of them new recruits. I am not posi- 
tive in regard to the length of time, whether for one or three years — shouldn't 
want to state as to that. We went from Mr. Delany's office to the Adujant Gen- 
eral's office — went to see that it was all right. I asked the Adjutant General 
in regard to the men, and he took a list of names from a drawer near him and 
said that was a list given him by Mr. Delany. He wflhted to know what we 
paid for these men. Squire Small made reply that we paid .$400 each. The 
Adjutant General seemed very much enraged at the price paid, and made re- 
ply that he thought they were men of straw — to go home and rest easy and 
wait awhile. We couldn't accomplish anything with the Adjutant General. 
We went back to Mr. Delany's office and Squire Small stated to him in regard 
to the Adjutant General's being enraged about the price agreed to be paid. Mr. 
Delany said to Mr. Small, " I had rather have paid you a thousand dollars 
than have had you say what you did to the Adjutant General about the price." 
We went from there to the Provost Marshal's office in this city — office of the 
District Marshal. I went there to inquire if the three navy men were men I 
could rely upon. A clerk in the office said he thought I could, because a 
number of towns had put in men of that class and the Adjutant General had 
sent lists of thqm in. I went back to Mr. Delany's office. He told me the 
Adjutant General had written a line to Mr. Osgood, the expressman here, 



APPENDIX B. 135 

stating that he (Delany) was selling those men for $400 each. Mr. Delany 
wanted to make a new agreement with me. I told him we expected to pay the 
amount agreed upon for those men if we couldn't obtain them for less. He 
said he should want that amount for them, but he wanted to make an agree- 
ment to furnish the five men for 880 each, making $400 for the five men. He 
said he wanted an agreement of that kind to set the Adjutant General at rest 
and make him believe the men were furnished for $80 each. I told him I had 
no objections what kind of agreement he wrote, all I wanted was the actual 
men, such as would be credited on the quota of our town. He drew up an agree- 
ment to that effect which I annex to this deposition, marked "A," and dated 
August 4, 1864, and gave it to me stating that Mr. Osgood would call for it and 
carry it to the Adjutant General. Mr. Osgood called for it the same day and 
brought it back, stating that he had made it all right with the Adjutant. 
The next day I called at the Adjutant GeneraWs office, and he said he would 
send the names to the Marshal's office in the second district. It ran along 
from that time until the 27th of Aug., or about that time, when Mr. Delany wrote 
to Squire Small, I think, stating that the names were sent in to the Provost 
Marshal's office, and he would meet me there the 29th of Aug. Instead of being 
there himself he sent by Mr. Davis — Frank, I think — an order to settle with him 
(Davis.) The order is hereunto annexed marked " B," together with attached 
receipt dated August 29th, for $1200, signed by " G. M. Delany & Co., by 
Davis." I found at the Provost Marshal's ofiice three navy men credited to 
Wales, and also two actual men present, claiming to be citizens of our town ; 
but being familiar with the inhabitants of the town, and they being strangers 
to me, I refused to pay for those two men. Believing the navy men were all 
right, I paid $1200. There was then a contention between Mr. Davis and 
myself in regard to the two men, he claiming that I should pay for them, and I 
refusing to do so because at that time men were credited to the towns of their 
residence, and these men I knew were not residents of Wales. I went from 
Auburn to Augusta and saw Mr. Delany ; he said if I would pay the money 
over he would come under bonds that those men should stand to the credit of 
our town. I waited until the, next day, and he failing to do so, I left my busi- 
ness with Sewall Lancaster, Esq., depositing $800 in the bank to be paid when 
it was properly ascertaiVied that the men were credited to Wales. The Adju- 
tant General issued an order in September or October, that where the men 
were credited at that time they should stand to the credit of towns. I came 
down and went to the Adjutant General's office and found that to be a fact, 
and that they still stood to the credit of the town, and paid over the money to 
Mr. Delany. I wish to add that when Mr. Osgood brought back the agreement 
("A"') to me, Delany said he would make me a present of $100 when the men 
were paid for. When I paid for them he gave me a receipt for $800 on receipt 
of $700, and I turned the remaining $100 tp the soldiers' fund of the town. 

Q. Were there a number of men in the marine corps put to the credit of 
Wales ; if so, by whom were they procured? 

A. There were eight men in the marine corps put to the credit of the town. 
They were procured by Harding L. Watts, formerly of Wales, but now of 
Monmouth. 

OTIS W. FABYAN. 



136 PAPER CREDITS. 



Augusta, Me., Wednesday, July 13, 1870. 
S. W. Jackson, of Waldoboro', sworn and examined. 

Bt Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. Were you one of the selectme.i of Waldoboro' in 1864? 

A. I was. 

Q. Did you, in that capacity, purchase men or credits to be allowed on the 
quotas of Waldoboro' for 1864 ? 

A. I did. 

Q. Of whom, and when did you purchase the first lot of men ; how many 
were there ; what did you give for them ? 

A. My talk was with Joseph H. Manley, about the 17th day of September, 
1864. .Ten men for which I gave $5625, as appears by the receipt of said Man- 
ley, hereto annexed, marked "A." 

Q. Have you any paper or certificate showing that said ten men were credited 
to the quota of Waldoboro' ? 

A. I have the statement of Adjutant General John L. Hodsdon, and it is 
connected with said receipt of J. H. Manley, marked "A." 

Q. Were you furnished with the names of said ten men? 

A. I was not. 

Q. What, if anything, did said Manley or A. B. Farwell say as to who 
these men were, or where they were, or as to their authority to sell them? 

A. They gave me to understand that they had that number of men under 
their control, and could place them to the credit of our town if we could agree 
in regard to the price. 

Q. Did you make any inquiry of the Adjutant General of Maine, or of any 
of the military authorities as to these men before you made any trade for them, 
and if so, state what was said? 

A. After learning that these folks had men, I went to General Ilodsdon and 
asked him if they were all right, and would be allowed ^pon our quota? His 
reply was that he would rather see some of our good able-bodied, stalwart men 
come up from Waldoboro' than to take these ; but that they would be allowed 
and count the same on our quota. 

Q. Did you, about the 21st of Sept., 18G4, purchase some men of Joseph H. 
Manley, if so, how many and what did you pay for them? 

A. I did purchase some about that time — three men. I paid $1050, as per 
said Manley's receipt hereto annexed, marked "B," dated September 22, 1864, 
attached to certificate of W. H. Fogler, Capt. and Inspector, marked "C." 

Q. Were you ever furnished with the names of these three men? 

A. No, sir. 

Q. What statements, if any, did said Manley make as to who these men 
were, or as to his authority to sell them? 

A. I don't know that I recollect any distinct statements about them, other 
than as I have before said that they had the men under their control, and had 



APPENDIX B. 137 

authority to have them credited. There was no intimation or allusion what- 
ever but what they were live, actual men, already in the service or ready to go 
in. 

Q. Did you make any inquiry of any of the military authorities of the State 
or of the United States as to these men, before you purchased them as above 
said? If so, state what was said. 

A. I don't now recollect distinctly that I did make any inquiry in regard to 
these three men, as I supposed that whatever would apply to the first lot would 
apply to these. The bargain was made that they would furnish the men, and 
they were not te be paid until they produced a certificate from the proper au- 
thority that the men were credited to our town ; and when those certificates 
were produced we paid them. 

Q. Did you also purchase of said Manley two toen on or about the 24th of 
September, 1864, and if so, what did you pay for them ? 

A. I did, and paid $800, as per Manley's receipt hereto annexed, marked 
"D." 

Q. Did you at the same time also purchase two men of A. B. Farwell, and 
if so, what did you pay for them ? 

A. I think the whole arrangement was made with Mr. Manley, and he said 
that two of them belonged to Mr. Farwell, and gave separate receipts. The 
receipt of A. B. Farwell by J. H. Manley, for $1150, is hereto annexed, marked 
"E." I also have the certificate of W. H. Fogler, Capt. and Inspector to A. A. 
Provost Marshal General of Maine, showing the credit of the four men bought 
of J. H. Manley and A. B. Farwell, which certificate is hereto annexed, marked 
"F." 

Q. Have you ever had the names of these four men last purchased? 

A. No, sir. 

Q. Do you recollect of any statements which said Farwell or Manley made 
as to these men ; if so, state what they were ? 

A. I have no recollection of anything different from what was said in refer- 
ence to the others. I understood General Hodsdon's statements to apply to all 
of them. 

Q. Did you, about the 27th of September, 1864, purchase certain men of 
A. B. Farwell; if s®, how many, and what did you give for them? 

A. I did, with Mr. M. M. Rawson, a citizen of Waldoboro', who came up 
to assist, purchase six men of Mr. Farwell for which we paid $3600, and have 
his receipt for that sum and also the certificate of the aforesaid Fogler, which 
certificate and receipt is hereto annexed, marked "G" and "H," respectively. 

Q. Have you ever had the names of these six men? 

A. No. 

Q. Did said Farwell make any statements which you recollect as to these 
men? / 

A. 1 don't now remember that he did. 

Q. Did you, about December 22, 1864, purchase sundry men of Colby & 
Pike, and if so, how many, and what did you pay for them ? 

A. Previous to that time I made the arrangement, principally with Mr. Pike, 

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to furnish us twenty three years' men at §300 each ; and about the 22d of De- 
cember he furnished us with the certificate of Jos. T. Woodward that they were 
credited to our tow^n, which certificate is hereto annexed, marlted "I," and I 
paid him .$5G00, and they gave me their receipt for $G000 — wliich was too much 
by $400, from the fact that eiglat of the men were not three years' men — and I 
paid him fifty dollars less on each of the eight men for that reason — which 
receipt for $6000 is hereto annexed, marked "J." 

Q. 'Have you obtained the names of these twenty men? 
A. Yes, I have the names of them. They are as per the annexed list marked 
''K." I took this list from some record myself, but I don't recollect what 
record ; I think it came from the Provost Marshal's ofl&ce. 

Q. What statements, if any, did Pike & Colby make to you about these men 
as to who they were, or where they were, or as to their authority to sell them? 
A. Pike stated to me that he was going to have the men to fill the quota, 
but was going to Washington to see about them, and wished that I might wait 
till he returned. I arranged with him accordingly, and did wait until he re- 
turned and notified me of his return, and that he had put the men in on our 
quota. I required of him the names of the men, and he either gave them to 
me or referred me to the record for them — I think to the Provost Marshal's 
office, where said list marked "K" was taken. 

Q. Did you make any inquiries of the State or United States military 
authorities as to these twenty men before you purchased them, and if so, what 
was said about them? 

A. Well, I have no recollection that I did. I didn't consider the trade com- 
pleted until said certificate was produced, and when that was produced I sup- 
posed it was sufficient authority. In none of these cases that I have stated 
about to-day, did I make any arrangements to pay until proper certificates or 
evidence was shown me that the men had been received apd allowed on our 
quota. 

Q. Did the Commissioners on Equalization of Municipal War Debts disallow 
the town of Waldoboro' reimbursement for the forty-three men whom you ob- 
tained as above said? 

A. They did disallow them. 

Q. State,, if you know, on what grounds or for what rfeason they were dis- 
allowed? 

A. The reason they gave me was, that they could not allow any credits if 
they didn't find the names of the men in service, and they gave me to under- 
stand that they did not find these. 



S. W. JACKSON. 



James McCaktt of Westport, sworn and examined. 



Bt Mk. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of Westport for the year 1864? 

A. I was, sir. 

Q. In that capacity did you purchase six men of George M. Delany of 
Augusta, to fill the quota of your town under the call of July 18, 1864 ? 

A. I did. 



APPENDIX B. 139 

Q. State what the contract was which you made with Delany. 

A. We paid hira for the men and he wrote us that they were credited to the 
town, and sent me a receipt dated June 29, 1864, containing the names of six 
men, signed by Geo. M. Delany, hereto annexed marked "A." 

Q. At the time you bargained for these men did you or not know that they 
were already in the naval service of the United States ? 

A, I did not know it. I supposed that he was going to enlist them into the 
navy, 

Q. Was it represented that the sum of money you wei^ to pay Delany had 
been or was to be advanced as bounties to the men? 

A. It was. V 

Q. Did Delany say how much bounty he had paid or was to pay to the men? 

A. He did not. 

Q. What evidence was furnished you that these six men were put upon the 
quota of your town ? 

A. We had no evidence except that he wrote us that they had been credited 
to our town. 

Q. Do you know that the six men were not afterwards called for by draft 
on some subsequent call ? 

A. I do not know. 

Q. Are the names in the annexed receipt names of persons known to you 
as residents of your town? 

A. No, sir; none of them. 

Q. Did you make a return to the military authorities of Augusta claiming 
said six men as residents and liable to enrolment in your town ? 

A. I did not. 

Q. Look at this return of persons resident or liable to enrolment in the 
town of Westport, in service in the United States navy, and state whether or 
not you signed the same. The return is dated June 16, 1864. 

A. (Witness looks.) I did not. 

Q. Do you think the signature of Mr. Tarbox to said paper is a genuine 
signature ? 

A. I do. 

Q. Is or not your name on said paper in the handwriting of Mr. Tarbox ? 

A. I think it is. 

Q. Did you or not authorize Mr. Tarbox to put your name oflBcially to 
that return ? 

A. I don't know that I did. 

Q. Would you or not have certified to the fact set forth in said paper. 

A. After we had purchased the men and they had been assigned to our 
town, I don't know but that I should. 

Q. Was your town's claim for the six men named in said Delany's receipt 
disallowed by the Commissioners on Equalization of Municipal War Debts? 

A. I believe it was. 

By Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. Who first brought to your notice this return certificate, dated June 16, 
1864? 



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A. It was first handed to me here to-day. I never saw it before to-day. 

Q. State, if you know, in whose handwriting tlie filling up of said return 
is. 

A. It is in the handwriting of -Samuel Tarbox, one of the selectmen of 
Westport at that time. 

JAMES McCAKTY. 



Harding L. "Watts of Monmouth, sworn and examirfed. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Whether or not in 1864-5 you were a citizen of the town of Wales ? 

A. I was. I moved from Wales in June, 18G5. 

Q. In the winter of 1864-5, did you or not procure eight men or credits for 
eight men to go upon the quota of the town of Wales ? 

A. I procured some men, I don't know how many, of a Mr. North of this 
city, in the winter of 1865. 

Q. State particularly the negotiations you had, and the trade you made for 
the men. 

A. Well, I came here to procure some men. I saw one of Mr. Delany's 
partners — Mr. Davis — and got the refusal of some men for such a price. I 
then went and saw Mr. North — a young Mr. North — and I got his offer to fur- 
nish so many men for the town at a stipulated price — I wouldn't say what it 
was. I then went home and caused to be or called a town meeting, and laid the 
offers of the two parties before the town. The town voted to take the men of 
Mr. Delany at Mr. Davis' offer. I came here to Augusta, and went and saw 
Mr. Delany, Mr. Davis being absent. Mr. Delany refused to furnish the men 
unless I had the money in my pocket to pay him that minute. It was under- 
stood with Mr. Davis, when I made the bargain, that we should have suflScient 
time to pay for them. I then went to find Mr. North, but could not find him 
— went to bis father's house. I told his father that I should depend on those 
men that his son had offered to furnish the town of Wales. The next morning 
I went and saw his son at his ofllce. He said I could have the men as we talked. 
He furnished the men ajid I have not a doubt that I took a voucher from the 
Adjutant General showing so many men credited to the town. He did not say 
who the men were or where he got them, or how he acquired the right to sell 
them. 

Q. Did you suppose that you were purchasing actual men, enlisted or to be 
enlisted in this State ? 

A. Yes, sir. There was no such thing as paper men talked about at that 
time with us. 

Q. Did you ever see the men you paid North for, or their names upon any 
list, roll or record ? 

A. I have no recollection of ever seeing their names, but I might. I am 
certain that I never saw the men to know that they were the men. 

Q. What did you pay for these men, and what evidence did you take of the 
payment of the money ? 

A. Well, sir, I couldn't say exactly what I paid ; but I think it was between 



APPENDIX B. 141 

two and three hundred dollars apiece. I am certain that I paid him for them, 
and have no doubt that I took a receipt for the money ; and I presume that the 
paper is among the town papers of Wales. 

HARDING L. WATTS. 



Aktell Hall of Newcastle, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of Jefferson in 1864? 

A. Yes, sir. 

Q. Did you, in that capacity, purchase certain men to be credited on the 
quota of Jefferson under the call of July, 1864? 

A. I did, sir. 

Q. How many did you purchase, of whom did you purchase them, and what 
did you give for them ? 

A. I purchased twelve of Delany & Yates, and gave $4600 for the twelve, 
as per the annexed receipt marked "A," dated September 19, 1864, and signed 
by Geo. M. Delany and O. K. Yates. 

Q. Did they furnish you with the names of said twelve men? 

A. I am not certain about that, whether I ever saw their names or not. I 
went with Delany to the Provost Marshal's office and the commissioner showed 
me that twenty men wei*e allowed on our quota. I wanted to know that we 
were credited with the men that we bought of Delany, and to satisfy me he 
went with me t© the Provost Marshal's office, and the commissioner did satisfy 
me that we were credited with them and that our quota was reduced. 

Q. Did you see on the books of the Provost Marshal the names of these 
twelve men that you paid for, as per said receipt? 

A. I did not. I never saw any names at the Provost Marshal's. I took the 
word of the commissioner. He showed me by the book that they were allowed. 

Q. What did Delany & Yates or either of them say to you about these men, 
who they were, or where they were, or how they obtained them ? 

A. Delany said that they were men that he had got — I think he said of 
Heath of Portland — that they were men that had enlisted in the naval service 
of the United States, and he was selling them out to the towns. 

Q. Did he say by what authority he was selling them out to the towns, and 
if so, what? 

A. I don't recollect that he said anything about his authority. 

Q. Did you, before paying for these men, inquire of the State or United 
States military authorities about the validity of the purchase of these men, and 
as to whether it was right or not? 

A. I don't recollect that I did, any further than as I have before stated. 

Q. Did Delany or Yates state to you whether these men were citizens of and 
residents in the United States ? 

A. I don't recollect that they did. 

Q. Did they say to you that they were men liable to enrolment in Jefferson, 
or were in the United States naval service as seamen from Jefferson? 

A.. I don't recollect that they did say anything of the kind. 



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Q. Did you believe that you were purchasing living men to go into the ser- 
vice of the United States on the quota of Jefferson ? 

A. No ; for I believed that they had already enlisted as above stated. 

Q. Did you at the time of this purchase, or at any other time, at the re- 
quest of Delany and Yates, as one of the selectmen of Jefferson, sign a return 
or certificate that said twelve men or any of them were liable to enrolment and 
military duty in Jefferson, and were in the naval service as enlisted seamen 
from Jefferson ? 

A, I think I did. I am not sure however. I signed some papers, I don't 
know what they were. I signed the return now shown to me, that ten men 
were resident or liable to military duty in Jefferson and enlisted seamen in ser- 
vice from Jefferson, and I think I signed the names of Jas. W. Jackson and 
H. P. Carleton by their permission or authority. 

Q. Was said return filled up as you now see it, or was it in blank when you 
signed it? 

A. I think it was filled up. 

Q. Who presented you with that return for your signature, and when was it? 

A. Delany, I think ; and I suppose it was August 17, 18G4, as appears by 
the date of the return. 

Q. What did he say to you when he presented it, according to your best 
recollection? 

A. I think he said that 'twas the way that he wjis managing with all the 
towns that he was selling those men to. 

Q. Did you object or hesitate to sign a certificate to facts as true, which you 
knew personally were untrue ? 

A. I did. I didn't sign it at first, and went home and went — I think it was 
to Mr. Huston of Damariscotta, and some others, and I found out that that was 
the way they were doing it, and then I did it. 

Q. Did Delany & Yates allow you any commission by way of discount on 

these men ? 

A. No, sir. 

ARTELL HALL. 



APPENDIX B. 143 



Augusta, Me., Saturday, July 16, 1870. 
Sullivan Kilbeeth of Manchester, sworn and examined. 

By Mk. SANBORN. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of Manchester in 1864, and as such did 
you purchase men to be credited on the quota of the town for July 18G4? 

A. I was, sir; and did so purchase men. 

Q. Of whom did you purchase men, how many did you purchase, and what 
did you give for them ? 

A. I purchased seven men of Geo. M. Delany, for which I paid him $2100, 
as per receipt dated August 15, 1864, containing their names, hereto annexed 
marked "A." 

Q. Did you receive a certificate of the Provost Marshal of this district that 
said men were allowed on the quota of your town? 

A. I was confident that I did, but I can't find it among our papers. 

Q. Did you inquire of the Adjutant General of this State, or of any of the 
United States military authorities, about the purchase of these men being right 
or not, and if so. what was said? 

A. I did, of Gen. Hodsdon, and Provost Marshal A. P. Davis of this dis- 
trict. After I contracted for these men, and before I paid for them, I got the 
names from Delany and went with them to Gen. Hodsdon and asked him if 
they had been credited to any other town, and he looked at his books and told 
nie that they had not ; I then asked him if it was all right to buy them, and he 
told me he presumed it was. I made the same inquiry of said Davis, and he 
said that they had not been credited to any other town, and he entered them to 
the credit of our town. 

Q. What did Delany state to you about these men, where he obtained them, 
and of his authority to sell them ? 

A. Well, I understood him to say that he got them in the British Provinces. 
He said he got the men and put them into the navy, and was going to sell them 
out to the towns that wanted them. He said they were aliens. • 

Q. Were the men named in said receipt, or either of them, then or at any 
time, to your knowledge, resident or liable to enrolment in Manchester? 

A. They were not. 

Q. Was the town of Manchester disallowed reimbursement for said men by 
the Commission on Equalizing War Debts ? 

A. I have understoood that they were. 

Q. Did you to your recollection, as one one of the selectmen of Manches- 
ter, sign a return or certificate that said men were residents or liable to enrol- 
ment in Manchester and were in the naval service of the Uniced States as 
enlisted seamen from Manchester ? 

A. I did. 

Q. Who presented you with said return and certificate for you to sign ? 

A. I don't know, but I found the blank in the oflOice of the selectmen of 



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Manchester. The question came up about these men being residents in 
Manchester, and the chairman of the board said that he had made some inquiry 
of people who ought to know about the matter, and they said that inasmuch aa 
these men were aliens they became residents of our town for military purposes 
when they were allowed on our quota, and with that understanding we signed 
it. The names of the men in said return are J. Benson, J. Bennett, J. Carry, 
Hugh Dunford, M. B. Daily, Peter Fallon, T. J. Lenard. 

SULLIVAN KILBRETH. 



James Shearman of Sidney, sworn and examined. 

Bt Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of Sidney in 1864 ? 

A. Yes. 

Q. Did you, in that capacity, purchase men to be credited on the quota of 
Sidney for the quota of July, 1864, and if so, of whom, how many, and what 
did you pay for them ? 

A. I did, of A. B. Farwell, seventeen I think, and we agreed to pay him 
$250 apiece, but when he brought in his bill he said they cost him $10 more per 
man. He said he had been to Washington twice, I think, yet it would be 
optional with us whether we paid it or not. We paid him .$2G0 apiece, as appears 
by his bill receipted, dated September 17, 1864, hereto annexed marked "A." 

Q. Did he, Farwell, or any one else, furnish you with the names of said 
men? 

A. Yes, he did. 

Q. Did you have any certificate showing that said men were allowed on 
your quota, and if so, whose was it? 

A. I think wo did, and it was from the State House here. 

Q. Who procured said certificate for you ? 

A. I think it was Farwell. 

Q. Did Farwell make any statements to you about these men, who they 
were, where he obtained them, and his authority for disposing of them, and if 
so, what were his statements ? 

A. He did. He told us that they were men that had been in the army and 
were. discharged, and lurking about Washington, and they were better men than 
we could get here. During the conversation Lot M. Morrill sat by the table 
and says, "Farwell, where are you going to get these men — Are you going up 
to the front to get them ?" And he said No, he was going to get them at Wash- 
ington. He said he had an agent there to procure them. 

Q. Did you make any inquiry of the Adjutant General of this State or of 
the Provost Marshal of tliis District about these men and Farwell's authority 
to sell them to be allowed on your quota ? 

A. No, I did not. 

Q. Were any of said men to your knowledge at any time residents in 
Sidney? 

A. No. 



APPENDIX B. 145 

Q. Did you, to your recollection, sign as selectman of Sidney, at any time 
a return and certificate that said men were residents or liable to enrolment in 
Sidney, and that they were enlisted seamen in the naval service of the United 
States from Sidney ? 

A. I did not, to my recollection. I am quite positive of it. 

Q. Was the town of Sidney disallowed reimbursement for said men by the 
Commission on Equalization of Municipal War Debts ? 

A. I understood it was. 

Q. Did you, in said capacity, purchase other men to be allowed on your 
quota for 1864, and if so, of whom, how many, and what did you pay for them? 

A. I did, of Colby & Pike, purchase ten men for $450 apiece, as appears by 
receipt signed by Colby & Pike, dated January 14, 1865, hereto annexed, 
marked "B." 

Q. Were you furnished with a certificate that said ten men, naming them, 
had been credited to your town, and if so, whose certificate was it? 

A. I think we were ; and I think the certificate hereunto annexed marked 
"C," dated January 12, 1865, signed by Jos. T. Woodward, and approved by 
A. P. Davis, Capt. and Provost Marshal, is that certificate. 

Q. What did Pike & Colby, or either of them, state about these men — who 
they were, and how they obtained them? 

A. I don't think they made any statements about them. 

Q. Did any of said ten men at any time reside in Sidney, to your recollec- 
tion ? 

A. No. 

JAMES SHEAEMAN. 



Augusta, Me., Wednesday, July 20, 1870. 
Isaac H. Coffin of Wiscasset, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of Wiscasset for the year 1864? 

A. I was. 

Q. Did you, in that capacity, purchase men to be allowed on the quota of 
Wiscasset for 1864, for which reimbursement was disallowed; and if so, how 
many, of whom, and what did you pay for them ? 

A. I did, sixteen of G. M. Delany & Co. and seven of I. W. Reed. I paid 
Delany & Co. $1900, as per receipt hereto annexed marked "A," dated Sept. 
1, 1864. I agreed to pay Reed ,$100 apiece, and did pay him in person $300, as 
per his receipt hereto annexed, marked "B," dated Sept. 17, 1864, and I paid 
the balance, $400, to J. P. Heath at Portland, on Reed's order. 

Q. State, if you recollect, what representations Delany & Co. made to you 
about these sixteen men, who they were, where they were, and their authority 
to dispose of them? 

A. Well, I don't recollect that they made any statements about them. 

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Q. Did you make any inquiry of the Provost Marshal of this District, or of 
the Adjutant General, about these men, and whether they were actual men to 
go into the service of the United States, and be credited to the quota of Wis- 
casset; and if so, what was said? 

A. I did. I went to the Provost Marshal or the Adjutant General with the 
names of the sixteen men, and asked if they would be allowed on our quota; 
and the answer was, that they would be or were allowed. 

Q. Were you furnished with the names of said sixteen men, and if so, 
please specify their names ? 

A. I was, and their names are as follows : S. B. Norton, W. Powers, Chas. 
Williams, W. Pike, Frank Salvador, Robert W. Thompson, S. N. Bridgham, 
Michael Connelley, George Lawson, John Reed, Thomas J. Smith, R. B. Har- 
low, Charles White, C. F. Greene, John Thomas, C. Thompson. 

Q. Who furnished you with said names ? 

A. Delany & Co. 

Q. Did said Reed, to your recollection, state who said seven men were, 
where they were, or how he obtained them, or what authority he had to sell 
them to you? 

A. I do not recollect that he made any statements about'them. 

Q. Did you ask the Provost Marshal of this District, or the Adjutant Gen- 
eral, whether said seven men were real men to be allowed on the quota of your 
town and to go into the service of the United States, and if so, wliat was said? 

A. I inquired of the Provost Marshal, or of the Adjutant General, whether 
they would be allowed on the quota of Wiscasset, and was informed that they 
would go on the quota, or had been placed on the quota of our town. 

Q. Were you furnished with the names of said seven men, and if so, please 
mention them? 

A. I was, and their names were as follows : William Hannigan, John Mc- 
Carthy, Philip Manning, James H. Knox, James Sprowl, Davis Smith and John 
J. Smith, 

Q. Who furnished you with said names? 

A. I. W. Reed. 

Q. Were they at that time, or before, residents of Wiscasset to your 
knowledge? 

A. They were not. 

Q. Were said sixteen men at that time, or before, residents in Wiscasset to 
your knowledge? 

A. I think not. 

Q. Did you, at any time, as one of the selectmen of Wiscasset, sign a 
return certifying that they were resident or liable to enrolment and military 
duty in Wiscasset, and were in the service in the United States navy as enlisted 
seamen from Wiscasset? 

A. I did; and Elisha McKenny and Silas Porter, the two other selectmen, 
signed it with me. 

Q. Why did you sign a return, certifying as above said, when you knew 
that the return was untrue? 

A. Well, sir, I can't swear that I knew it was untrue at that time, because 
I understood that they were not resident or liable to enrolment anywhere, and 



APPENDIX B. 147 

that towns could claim such men for their quotas by making certified returns 
like that which we signed, to the Adjutant General's office. I supposed the 
authorities at bead quarters would not receive such papers unless it was all 
right. 

Q. Did you ever sign a return certifying that said seven men were resident 
in Wiscasset, and in the service of the United States navy as enlisted seamen 
from Wiscasset? 

A. I did, with the other two selectmen above named. 

Q. Did you sign said return for the reasons above given for your signing 
the return as to said sixteen men? 

A. I did. 

Q. Did you, in the purchase of all of said men, act in good faith, believing 
that you were getting real men to fill quotas of your town ? 

A. I did. 

Q. Have you been furnished with a certificate from the Provost Marshal, or 
any United States officer, that the men above named were mustered into the 
service of the United States, and allowed on the quotas of .Wiscasset? 

A. I think I was, but I cannot find it. 

Q. Have you, at any time, inspected the books of the Provost Marshal of 
this District and seen the names of said men thereon allowed or credited on 
your quotas ? 

A. I think I have, sir, to my best recollection. 

ISAAC H. COFFIN. 



Augusta, Me., Thursday, July 21, 1870. 
Albert Moore of Anson, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of the town of Anson in the year 1864 ? 

A. Yes, I was. 

Q. As such did you purchase men to be allowed on the quota of Anson 
under the call of July, 1864: ? 

A. I did. 

Q. How many and of whom did you purchase them, and what did you give 
for them ? 

A. I bought thirteen men of Delaney & Co., and paid them $77Q0, as per 
receipt hereto annexed marked "A," dated October 12, 1864. 

Q. Do you, of your own knowledge, know that said men were credited to 
Anson on the books of the Provost Marshal of this district? 

A. I do. I was very particular to have it done before I paid for them, and 
I saw them entered on his book. 

Q. State what representations, if any, Delany & Co. made to you about 
these men. 

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Q. Did they state that they had paid bounties to these men ? 

A. They did, but did not say how much. 

Q. Did they say where or how they obtained these men? 

A. I tliink not. 

Q. Did they say they were aliens, or citizens of this conntry ? 

A. Well, I do not recollect that they said anything about that. 

Q. State what, if anything, they said about their authority to sell these 
men. 

A. I don't tliink they said anything about it. 

Q. Was the town of Ansoa refused reimbursement for a portion of these 
men, and if so, how many ? 

A. It was refused reimbursement for ten of them. 

Q. Did you make any inquiry of the Provost Marshal of this district, or of 
the Adjutant General, as to the right of Delany & Co. to sell these men, or 
whether they were actual, living men or not? 

A. I have no recollection of doing so. 

Q. Did you see, any or all of these men? 

A. I did. I saw them all. 

Q. Did you also purchase other men to be allowed on the quota of Anson 
under call of December 19, 1864, and if so, how many, of whom, and what did 
you pay them? 

A. I did so purchase six men of Pike & Colby for $2700, as per receipt 
hereto annexed marked "B," dated January 12, 1865. 

Q. Did you have any certificate showing that these six men were credited 
to the town of Anson, and if so, whose certificate ? 

A. I ha'd the certificate of Joseph T. Woodward, which I annex hereto 
marked " C," dated January 12, 1865, containing their names. 

Q. Did Pike & Colby make any declarations to you about these six men as 
to who they were, where they were, and their authority to dispose of them? 

A. They did state to me that they had men that they were authorized to 
assign to towns. I do not recollect that they said who they were or where 
they were. 

Q. Did they state how they obtained their authority? 

A. I don't remember that they did. 

Q. Did they state that they had paid bounties to these men ? 

A. I think they did, but I don't remember the ameunt. 

Q. Did you make any inquiry of the Provost Marshal or the Adjutant 
General who these men were, or how they were obtained, or whether they were 
actual men to go into the service of the United States? 

A. 1 did not make those precise inquiries, but I did go to those officers and 
asked them whether they would recognize such men and would recommend me 
to purchase them, and they both said they would. 

Q. Was Anson refused reimbursement for these men? 

A. It was. 

ALBERT MOORE. 



APPENDIX B. 149 



Augusta, Me., Friday, July 22, 1870. 
Colby C. Cornish of Winslow, sworn and examined. 

Bt Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of the town of Winslow in 1864-5, and 
as such did you procure men for the quota of the town under call of DecembSr, 
1864? 

A. I was, and did so procure men. 

Q. State particularly the steps which you took to fill the quota under that 
call. 

A. In the first place we called a town meeting. The meeting was held on 
the 3d of Januar3', 1865, 1 think. At that meeting they voted to choose a com- 
mittee to fill the quota, and that the selectmen should be that committee, and 
that they should fill the quota by enlistment or otherwise^ at a cost not to ex- 
ceed $000 per man. After the meeting Mr. Hutchinson, who was one of the 
selectmen, wanted me to come down here to Augusta. We had had notices from 
the brokers of various places that they had what they called "quota men" to 
dispose of. I came down here and called on the various brokers here — Hill & 
Deering, Delany & Co., Brown and others. I found the price uniform among 
the brokers. They all asked $475, and all had what they called "quota men." 
I tried to find out from the brokers themselves how they obtained these men, 
but was unable to find out. I then went on to the street and met Daniel T. 
Pike and told him my business, — that I was after men to fill our quota, and 
asked liim if he could assist me, or could tell me where I could obtain them ; 
and he said "yes, I am the very man." I asked him if he was the man who 
sold them to the brokers, and he said he was — that they all come through him. 
He then invited me into his office, and there I found Mr. Colby, whom I had 
seen before, but did not know till the.n that he was in the broker business. I 
asked them who these m^ were, and Mr. Colby said they were men already 
enlisted into the naval service and were not assigned to any town ; that they had 
obtained them through agents down South, and the agents had been on board 
of vessels and seen the men and got their assent to be quotaed where the 
agent pleased, and then went with these names to the Secretary of War and 
got them assigned to the State of Maine, and then they (Pike & Colby) had 
the right to sell them to any town that they pleased. I asked what the head 
quarters were here, or where the record of them was kept, and Pike said at 
the Adjutant General's office. He said the names would be sent from there to 
Maj. Littler's office, and from there to the District Provost Marshal's office. I 
went to the Adjutant General, I am very positive, and to Maj. Littler's, and to 
the District Provost Marshal, and made inquiries about these men to know if 
they were good and would pass on our quota, and they all said they would. 
Then I went back to Pike & Colby, and they asked that day $400 for the men. 
Then I went home without closing the trade and saw Mr. Hutchinson at my 
store that evening and told him all about my talk while here at Augusta, and 



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he advised me to come back and close a trade for twelve of the men. I came 
back the next day and closed a trade with Pike & Colby for twelve of them at 
^440 apiece. Mr. Colby says to me : "It will take some little time for these 
names to go from the Adjutant General's office to Maj. Littler's office and then 
to the Provost Marshal's, as I explained to you they would have to do, and we 
want four or five days ;" and I was to come down at the expiration of the time. 
I did come down at the appointed time and saw a certificate in the hand of Mr. 
Pike, signed by Gen. Hodsdon, containing a list of twelve men. Mr. Pike 
tQpk the certificate and said he was going to Maj. Littler's office and the Pro- 
vost Marshal's oflflce, and went out and was gone an liour or an hour and a half 
and came back with the certificate of Joseph T. Woodward, which is hereto 
annexed marked "A," dated January 10, 1865. I recognize some of the names 
on this certificate as being the same that were on the certificate signed by 
Gen. Hodsdon. The other names I don't remember about. On receiving 
Woodward's certificate I paid Pike the money, and took the receipt hereto 
annexed marked " B," dated January 10, 1865, and signed " Pike & Colbj-." 

Q. Do you understand that your town's claim for reimbursement for these 
men was disallowed by the Commission for Equalizing War Debts ? 

A. I do so understand. 

Q. Are the persons named in said certificate known to you, and were they 
ever residents of Winslow ? 

A. They are not, and never were residents of Winslow to my knowledge. 

Q. Were any other naval men offered to you previously to these twelve 
men, and if so, state all the particulars relative to the oflTer. 

A. In June or July previous to my buying the men of Pike & Colby, I saw 
a stranger at the Franklin House in this city, who offered me any number of 
naval men that I wanted at $100 apiece, to go on the quota of Winslow. I 
asked him what I should have to do to get them, and he said we should have 
to have them enrolled, and we should have to claim them as residents of our 
town and return them as such to the Adjutant's General's office; and I said, 
" what, under oath ? then I will have nothing to do with them." I wouldn't 
perjure myself for the sake of having a few men for the town of Winslow. I 
was under the impression that the return to the Adjutant General was to be 
under oath. 

COLBY C. COKNISH. 



APPENDIX B. 251 



Augusta, Me., Monday, July 25, 1870. 
William S. Prince of Cumberland, sworn and examined. 

By Gen. CONNOR. 

Q. Did you act as agent of the town of Cumberland to fill any of its quotas 
for the year 1864? 

A. I did, associated with several others, to fill its quota under call of July 
18, 1864. 

Q. Did you purchase any naval credits to be allowed on the quota of your 
town under said call, and if so, of whom, how many, and at what price per 
man? 

A. I did, of John P. Heath, purchase twelve men for $1,500 — six of them 
for $100 each, and the other six for $150 each. 

Q. Did you buy them all at the same time, or at different times ? 

A. At two diff'erent times. 

Q. Can j'ou present papers to prove that said men were allowed on the 
quota of your town ? 

A. I have not the papers, but I know they were counted on the quota, 
because I called on the Provost Marshal, Capt. Doughty, and was informed 
that they were allowed. 

Q. Did the Provost Marshal furnish you or the town a certificate to the 
effect that they were so allowed or credited? 

A. To the best of my recollection he did. 

Q. Did you, before coming here, call upon the officers of the town for re- 
ceipts and certificates relating to these men ; and if so, what information did 
you receive? 

A. I did, and was informed by the selectmen that they could not find any 
papers relative to the matter; but since I came to this city I have called upon 
General Hodsdon and ascertained that he has in his possession papers relative 
to filling quotas of our town, which papers he refuses to deliver until his claim 
for services in prosecuting the town's claim for reimbursement before the Com- 
missioner on Equalization of Municipal War Debts is settled. 

Q. What did you understand the nature of the naval credits which you pur- 
chased of Heath to be? 

A. I understood that they were not residents of the State, that they were 
foreigners, that they came from the Provinces and Canada, some of them from 
New Hampshire; and he showed me receipts from the Receiving Ship Ohio. I 
understood from these receipts that they were men who were already enlisted. 

Q. Did you endeavor to ascertain whether these men, already enlisted, had 
not also been assigned to the credit of some town? 

A. I did; I inquired of Mr. Heath, and he showed me a list of men that he 
said were not assigned to any town, and I was to have these men out of them. 

Q. What, if any, proof did you require of Mr. Heath that the men had been 
credited to your town, before paying for them ? 



152 PAPER CREDITS. 

A. Proof from the Provost Marshal's office. Mr. Heath wanted his pay 
several times, and I told him I should not pay for them until they were credited. 
I ascertained from the Provost Marshal that they were credited to the town 
before paying. 

Q. Did Heath require you or your selectmen to sign any papers in relation 
to these men ? 

A. I think he told me that it would be necessary for the selectmen to sign 
a paper ; and he, I think, delivered to Eobert Dyer, the chairman of the select- 
men, a paper for him to sign. 

Q. "What did Heath state as to the character of said paper, and the purpose 
for which it M^as to be used ? 

A. I have no recollection of any statement that he made to me about it. 

WM. S. PRINCE. 



Augusta, Me., Friday, July 29, 1870. 
A. H. Clark of Pittston, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of Pittston in 1864-5 ? 

A. I was. 

Q. Did you, in that capacity, purchase men to be credited on the quotas of 
Pittston under the call of July 18, 186-i? 

A. I did. 

Q. Of whom did you purchase them, how many, and what sum did you pay 
for them ?. 

A. I purchased seven men of Thomas M. Stevens, then of Pittston, and 
gave him $1100 for them. I do not now know where said Stevens is. 

Q. What statements did Stevens make to you about these men, as to how 
he procured them, and where they were? 

A. He stated that he had recruited these men in Portland for the navy. 

Q. Did he give or show you a list of their names ; and if so, do you recol- 
lect them ? 

A. I think he showed me a list of their names, but I do not recollect them. 

Q. Did he give or show you any certificate of the Provost Marshal of this 
District, that these men had been credited on the quota of Pittston? 

A. I think he did, sir. 

Q. Did he give you a receipt for the money you paid ? 

A. He did. 

Q. Have you that certificate and receipt now in your possession, and if not, 
why not? 

A. I have not. They were among my papers in my trunk in ray store which 
was broken open by burglars in October, 1867, and they were taken or destroyed. 



APPENDIX B, 253 

Q. Did you also purchase men to be credited on the quota of Pittston \inder 
the call of December, 1864? 

A. I did. • 

Q. Of whom, how many, and what did you pay for them? 

A. I purchased five men of G. P. Cochrane, and paid him $2250 for them, 

Q. "What statements, if any, did he make about these men, as to who they 
were and where they were, and his authority to sell them ? 

A. He did not make any statements about them. 

Q. Did ]je give you a certificate of the Provost Marshal of this District 
that these men were allowed on the quota of Pittston? 

A. He showed me such a certificate, but I am not certain that he gave it to 
me. 

Q. Did you make any inquiry of the Provost Marshal or of Adjutant Gen- 
eral Hodsdon about Cochrane's authority to dispose of these men to go on 
your quota? , 

A. I think I did not. 

Q. Did you believe that these men were actual men, going into the service 
of the United States on your quota ? 

A. I did, most certainly. 

Q. Do you now recollect the names of these men, purchased of Stevens 
and Cochrane, or any of them? 

A. I do not. 

Q. Do you know that reimbursement to Pittston for said men was disallowed 
by the Commission on Equalization of Municipal War Debts ? 

A. Of my own knowledge, I do not know ; but the clerk of that commission 
has informed [me] that it was disallowed. 

Q. Did you, as one of the selectmen of Pittston, sign the paper here shown 
you, dated August 6, 186-1, and being a return and certificate that the persons 
named therein were resident and liable to enrolment and military duty in Pitts- 
ton, and that they were enlisted seamen in the service of the United States 
from Pittston? 

A. I did ; and A. V. Goodwin and Asbury Young, selectmen of Pittston, 
signed the same. 

Q. Read over the names in said return, and state if any of them, to your 
knowledge, were then residents of Pittston ? 

A. I have read them, and I don't think any of them were then residents of 
Pittston. 

Q. State why you certified that they were residents, as above said, when 
you knew that they were not ? 

A. The only reason was, that we supposed that they could put them on to 
our quota; and if they could put them on to the quota of our town, they would 
be regarded as residents of our town. 

Q. State, if you recollect, who furnished you with said return, and when 
you signed it? 

A. The returns came from the Adjutant General, I think. I signed it at 
Pittston. 

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Q. Were the names which you now see specified in it, written therein when 
it was sent and signed as above said? 

A. They were not in it when it was sent. I wrote them myself, and then we 
signed it. 

Q. State as near as you can, Avhen you purchased said five men of G. P. 
Cochrane. 

A. I think, as near as I can recollect, that it was the last of January or first 
of February, 1865. 

Q. State also when you purchased said seven men of Thomas M. Stevens ? 

A. It must have been, I think, in the month of August, 1864. 

Q. Did you personally deliver said return to Adjutant General Hodsdon? 

A. I did. 

Q. Did you make any inquiry of him as to the propriety of your signing it 
because the men named in it were not residents of Pittston at that time or be- 
fore to your knowledge ? 

A. I think I did. 

Q. Did you state to him that they were not then nor before residents in 
Pittston ? 

A. I think I did. 

Q. State, if you recollect, what he said to you about the propriety of your 
signing it? 

A. I think he said there was no impropriety in signing it. 

Q. Look at this paper which is .certified by Adjutant General Hodsdon to 
be a true copy of original return, and which bears upon it this certificate, to 
wit: "The persons, whose names appear on this list, are shown upon the en- 
rolment lists of enrolled persons in the town of Pittston, Sub. Dist. No. , 3 

Cong. Dist. of Maine," and signed "A. P. Davis, Capt. and Pro. Mar. 3d Cong. 
Dist.," and state what names therein, if any, you recognize as being the same 
with those mentioned in said return signed by you and the other selectmen of 
Pittston ? 

A. I recognize the names of William L. Hodsdon, Joseph W. Cushman, 
Charles Turner, Charles Vanshdick, George Roman, J. R. Briggs and Anthony 
Farring as being the same. 

A. H. CLARK. 

C. A. Wing of Winthrop, sworn and examined. 

Bt Mil. SANBORN. 

Q. Did you, acting in behalf of the citizens of Winthrop, purchase men to 
be allowed on the quota of Winthrop under the call of July, 1864? 

A. I did. 

Q. Of whom did you purchase them, how many did you purchase, and 
what did you pay for them ? 

A. Of Col. A. B. FarWell I purchased eleven men, and paid him $5500 for 
them, as per receipts marked "A," "B" and "C," hereto annexed, dated 
September 8, 1864, September 15, 1864 and September 16, 1864, respectively. 

Q. Had you any certificate of the Adjutant General of this State, or the 



APPENDIX B. 155 

Provost Marshal of this district, showing that these men had been duly credited 
on the quota of Winthrop ? 

A. I had such certificates from the Adjutant General, and they are hereto 
annexed marked and dated as above said, being on the same sheets. 

What statements, if any, did said Farwell make to you about these men as 
to who they were, where they were, or his authority to sell them ? 

A. None whatever. 

Q. Did you make any inquiry of the Adjutant General as to said Farwell's 
authority to sell these men ? 

A. I did not, sir. 

Q. Did you make any inquiry of the Provost Marshal of this district as to 
his authority ? 

A. I did not, sir. 

Q. Did you buy them relying uopn the said certificates ol the Adj. General? 

A. I did. 

Q. Did said Farwell obtain said certificates of the Adjutant General and 
bring them to you ? 

A. He brought them to me. 

Q. Do you understand that the Commissioners on Equalization of War 
Debts refused reimbursement to Winthrop for these men ? 

A. I do. 

Q. Did you also purchase men of J. H. Manley to go on that quota, and if 
so, how many, and what did you pay for them? 

A. I paid said Manley for men contracted for by a committee of citizens of 
Winthrop, consisting of G. A. Benson and Eben Marrow, and another man 
whose name I have forgotten. I paid him for three men $1500, as per receipt 
hereto annexed marked "D," dated September 15, 1864. 

Q. Did you have the certificate of General Iiodsdon that these men had 
been duly credited on the quota of Winthrop ? 

A. I did, and it is hereto annexed on the same sheet with said receipt, 
marked " D." 

Q. Did you pay said Manley for any other men, and if so, how many, and 
what did you give him ? 

A. According to my best recollection I paid him $1600 for four other men. 

Q. Did you have the certificate of Gen. Hodsdon that said four men were 
duly credited on the quota of Winthrop, and the receipt of said Manley for the 
money ? 

A. I am very positive that I did, but I have not got them here. I think 
they are among the papers of Winthrop, and I will look for them, and if I find 
them I will forward them to this Commission to be annexed to my deposition. 

(Annexed August 3, 1870 — receipt and certificate attached and both marked 
"E.") 

Q. Did said Manley make any statements to you about these men as to who 
they were, where they were, or his authority to sell them ? 

A. He did not. 

Q. Did you rely upon said certificates of the Adjutant General in the pur- 
chase of these men of Manley ? 

A. I did. 



256 PAPER CREDITS. 

Q. Are said Benson and Marrow now living? 

A. They are not. 

Q. Did the town ofWinthrop subsequentlj'^ ratify the doings of the citizens 

in the purchase of all of said men, and pay for them ? 

A. It did. 

C. A. WING. 



Augusta, Me., Saturday, July 30, 1870. 
Moses S. Moulton of Porter, sworn and examined. 

By Mk. SANBORN. 

Q. Were you one of a committee of three of the town of Porter to obtain 
men to fill the quota of that town under the call of July, 1864 ? 

A. I was. 

Q. As such did you purchase men, and if so, how many, of whom, and what 
did you pay for them ? 

A. We did purchase fourteen of Yates & Delany, for $400 each. 

Q. Did you have a certificate of the Provost Marshal of the 2d District, 
that said men had been allowed on the quota of Porter under that call? 

A. We did. 

Q. Did you have the receipt of Yates & Delany for the money so paid? 

A. We did. 

Q. What has become of said certificate and receipt? 

A. They were destroyed by fire. 

Q. What statements, if any, did Yates & Delany make about these men and 
their authority to sell them ? 

A. As near as I can recollect, they said that these were men that were in the 
naval service, and by permission of the authorities they had obtained the right 
to sell them ; that they had not been credited to any town. They said they 
paid for them nearly as much as we gave them. 

Q. Were said men then, or had they been before, residents or liable to en- 
rolment and military duty in Porter? 

A. They were not residents of our town or liable to military duty there. 

Q. Look at this return, dated August 18, 1864 — that the men mentioned 
therein were resident or liable to military duty in Porter, and were enlisted 
seamen in service of the United States from said Porter — (witness looks) and 
state if the names of the signers thereto as selectmen of Porter, are their 
genuine signatures? 

A. They are. 

Q. State if you recognize the names in said return, in part or all, as the 
names of the persons purchased of Yates & Delany. 

A. I do not. 

Q. Did you make any inquiry of said Provost Marshal, as to the authority 
of Yates & Delany to sell these men? 



APPENDIX B. 157 

A. I do not recollect that we did. I recollect of asking if they would he 
allowed on our quota, and the answer was that they would be. 

Q. Did the Conunissioners on Equilization of War Debts allow reimburse- 
ment for these men to Porter; and if not, state, if you know, why not? 

A. They did not. We employed General Hodsdon as our attorney, to pre- 
sent our claim for reimbursement before said commissioners, and he advised us 
not to present a claim for these men because he said they had decided not to 
allow such claims. 

Q. Please state the names of your colleagues on said committee. 

A. Randall Libby, 2d and George W. Towle. Mr. Libby acted with me in 
the purchase of said men. 

Q. Did you consult General Hodsdon about the authority of Yates & Delany 
to sell said men ; and whether they would be allowed on the quota of Porter 
or not, and if so, what did he say? 

A. I did consult him. I asked him if those men would be credited to our 
town, and he said they would be ; and he handed me a blank and told me to 
have their names inserted in that blank and certified to be residents of Porter 
by the selectmen of Porter. 

Q. Look at the return above mentioned and state if that is the paper handed 
to you in blank by General Hodsdon, as above stated. 

A. (Witness looks.) I think it is. 

Q. Who filled up said blank with the names now in it? 

A. I did, excepting the two last names, which are N. Powers and H. Ralph. 

Q. ,Where did you obtain the names which you wrote in said blank? 

A. I obtained them of Yates & Delany ; and I think they are the names 
mentioned in said certificate of the Provost Marshal. 

Q. What reply, if any, did you make to General Hodsdon, when he handed 
you said blank, as above stated, and what did he say further? 

A. I told him I did not see how our selectmen could sign it, as the men 
were not residents of our town ; and he said it was a mere matter of form. 

MOSES S. MOULTON. 



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Augusta, Me., Monday, September 19, 1870. 
Arnold Blaney of Bristol, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you, or not, chairman of the board of selectmen of Bristol for the 
yearl8G4-5? 

A. Yes, sir. 

Q. Whether, or not, in that capacity, you purcliased men or credits for men 
under calls of July and December, 1804 ? 

A. Yes, sir. 

Q. Did you procure certain men or names of men of G. M. Delany, in 
August, 1864? 

A. Yes, sir ; I had ten men of him for which I paid him $4500, on the 
eighth day of September, 18G4. 

Q. State what representations were made by Delany, as to who the men 
were, where they were, and as to his right to sell them ? 

A. I have no recollections about anything of that kind. I have no recol- 
lection of his stating anything as to how he got them, or where they 
came from. I was satisfied when I got the Adjutant General's certificate, and 
the men were passed to our credit, and then I paid the money over. 

Q. Did you see the men, or was any statement made to you as to where they 
were, or when they had been enlisted? 

A. I did not see the men. I have no distinct recollection about anything 
being said as to where they were ; I have only an indistinct impression that 
Delany said they were navy men. 

Q. Did you refer the n^atter to Adjutant General Hodsdon, or receive any 
advice from him that the men to be sold by Delany would be put upon the quota 
of Bristol? 

A. I had no conversation with him upon that subject. I used to go to the 
Adjutant General's books, and did in that case, and besides that I had his cer- 
tificate, which was handed to me by Delany when I paid him the money at the 
Augusta bank. I am not sure that the certificate was from the Adjutant Gen- 
eral; but it was from him or the Dist. Pro. Mar., or from the A. A. Pi-o. Mar. 
General of the State or the mustering-in officer. I am unable to produce the 
certificate, as it has been lost or mislaid. 

Q. Did Delany furnish you with a list of the names procured of him ; and 
if yea, will you procure the list to be annexed to your deposition? 

A. I think he did not. I have no recollection that he did. 

Q. Did the certificate of which you have spoken contain a list of the men ? 

A. I think not, only the number. 

Q. Now state if you did not make the claim of your town for reimburse- 
ment, and whether it did not contain the names of the men which you had of 
Delany? 



APPENDIX B. 159 

A. I did not make the claim in person — I signed it. Gen. Hodsdon made 
the claim. I gave him all the papers that I had. 

Q. Did you see on the books of the Adjutant General the names of the men 
which you had of Delany ? 

A. I presume I did, but I cannot state. I was satisfied when I got the evi- 
dence that they were passed to my credit. 

Q. Are you personally acquainted with the following persons : J. D. An- 
drews, W. C. Brian, Jones Reed, F. H. Smith, C. F. Alvis, J. Gillespie, D. 
Herold, C. H. Davis, O. N. Damond, C. Fitzgerald? and are they or have they 
ever been, to your knowledge, residents of Bristol? 

A. I never saw them, and they never have been residents of Bristol to my 
knowledge. 

Q. Are there families of these names residing in Bristol ? 

A. I only recognize as families living in our town the names of Smith, Davis 
and Andrews. I do not know any individuals of that town, the initials of 
whose names are the same as above named. 

Q. Look at the paper entitled "A Return of persons resident and liable to 
military duty in the town of Bristol, who are in the service in the U. S. Navy," 
dated August 20, 1864, and state whether or not you signed the same? 

A. (Witness looks as directed.) That is my signature, but it is not filled 
up in my handwriting, and I have no recollection of being requested to sign 
such paper. I think it must have been signed in blank. 

Q. State whether the sis persons named in a similar return, purporting to 
be signed by yourself and Chandler Bearce as selectmen of Bristol, were resi- 
dents of Bristol. 

A. No, sir. 

Q. Did you take a receipt from Mr. Delany for the money paid for these 
men. 

A. I did, and I think it is in the hands of Gen. Hodsdon, or among my 
papers at home. 



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Augusta, Me., Tuesday, September 20, 1870. 
Aknold Blaney appeared and his examination was continued. 

Bt Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Did you purchase thirteen men to fill Bristol's quota under the call of 
December, 1804, and if so, of whom? 

A. I think it was under the call of December, 1864 — of that I am not posi- 
tive. I did, of Pike or Pike & Colby of Augusta. 

Q. State particularly all the negotiations you had with Pike in reference to 
these men. 

A. I met with Mr. Pike, and he proposed to me to sell me some men, or 
asked me if I wanted some men. I negotiated with him for a certain number 
of men. I think the bargain was that they should be three years' men. When 
he had the men ready I found they were two years' men — that is upon his 
representations. I took thirteen men of him and paid him for them at, my 
impression of it is, about $500 apiece. 

Q. Where were the men — when were they enlisted — what was said of 
them? 

A. I don't recollect except, I tliink, I asked him if they were niggers, and 
he said they were white men. 

Q. Did you believe at the time that you were obtaining bona fide men actu- 
ally enlisted or to be enlisted into the United States military service ? 

A. I did; I had no other suspicion at the time, or until long afterwards. 

Q. What evidence, if any, did you require from Pike & Colby that the thir- 
teen men had been credited or would be credited on your town's quota? 

A. I had the evidence that they were passed to my credit. I presume it 
was a certificate from the Adjutant General, and seeing their names upon his 
books I took a list from Pike for the purpose of comparing it with the rolls of 
the Adjutant General's ofiice. 

Q. Where are the certificates and lists that you have mentioned? 

A. I cannot say. They are probably among my loose papers at home, but 
I have not been able to find them. Some of them may be with those who were 
associated with me at the time, and some of thein may be with the auditor who 
settled my account with the town. 

Q. Did you take receipts from said Pike & Colby ? If yea, where are they ? 

A. I did take a receipt, either from Pike or Pike & Colby. The receipt is 
either among my own papers or with some of those who were associated with 
me at that time. 

Q. Have you a list or a copy of a list of said men? If yea, will you make 
it a part of your deposition ? 

A. I have, and it is hereto annexed, marked "A," and it contains the same 
names that are credited to the town on the books of the Adjutant General. 

Q. Are either of the persons named in this list known to you, or are they 
residents or have they ever been residents of your town ? 



APPENDIX B. IQl 

A. They are not known to ine, and were never residents of our town to my 
knowledge. 

Q. Do you understand that your town's claim for reimbursement for the ten 
men purchased of Delany, and the thirteen purchased of Pike was disallowed 
by the commissioners? 

A. I do so understand. ^ 

Q. Look at this claim of the town of Bristol for reimbursement for monies 
paid for recruits, purporting to be signed by yourself and James Nichols, as 
selectmen of the town of Bristol, dated January 27, 1869, and state by whom 
the same was made out, and by whom it was presented to the commissioners. 

A. I have looked at it, and from the heading down to the name of Wilson 
J. Yates, it was made by David Chamberlain, who was associated with me 
as a committee to prefer our claim before the commissioners. We employed 
Gen. Hodsdon to present and prove our claim. The names supplied by 
Chamberlain were all we had, and the rest of the list was supplied by Gen. 
Hodsdon. 

Q. Did you have any conversation with Hodsdon at the time, or about the 
time, you employed him to complete and present the claim, and if so, what 
was it? 

A. I had. I asked him if those Pike men were the paper men that were 
alked about and whether they would be allowed. He said no, they were all 
good men. 

Q. Did you furnish Hodsdon with the names of the Delany and of the Pike 
men, or were they inserted in the claim by Gen. Hodsdon from data in his 
possession? 

A. I presume they were furnished by Gen. Hodsdon from data which he 
had in his possession, as I furnished him with none touching those men. 

Q. Was your town's quota under all the calls during the war certified to be 
filled, and were the Delany and Pike men accepted to complete the filling of 
said quotas ? 

A. All jny quotas during the war were filled, and the Delany men and Pike 
men formed a part of those quotas, and the quotas could not have been filled 
without them. 

AKNOLD BLANEY. 

George Goodwin of Wells, sworn and examined. 
By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Whether or not you acted as agent to fill your town's quota under the 
call of July, 186i? 

A. Yes, sir. There were two of us, Trafton Hatch and myself. We were 
directed by the town to make the best trade we could, and did so and filled the 
quota. 

Q. Did you purchase six men to fill that quota for whom disbursement was 
refused, and if so, of whom ? 

A. Yes, sir. I can't tell of whom we had them. I had men of Hodsdon, 
Morris & Co. to fill that quota, but can't tell how many. My impression is 
that the six men disallowed we had of said Hodsdon, Morris & Co. 
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Q. What are the names of the six men, and what did you pay for them? 

A. John Camp, Philip AUany, Thomas Pierce, George A. Burnham, Henry 
Brcman, William Webb. For the first two we paid $4:00 each, and for the last 
four #300 each. 

Q. What, if any evidence, was shown you that these men were allowed on 
your quota ? 

A. The evidence of Capt. Doughty, the Provost Marshal of the 1st District, 
which was a certificate showing the names, and that they were credited on the 
quota of Wells. This certificate I supposed was among the papers of the town 
ofiicers, but the chairman of the selectmen lately told me that he had looked 
for the papers and could not find them. I will endeavor to procure it to be 
annexed to this deposition. 

Q. Are the six men, named above, known to you, or had they ever been 
residents of your town? 

A. I think they never have, any of them. They were not persons with 
whom I was acquainted. 

Q. With which member of tlie firm of Hodgdon, Morris & Co. did you nego- 
tiate for the men? 

A. Principally with George Hodgdon. They were often together, and both 
had something to say. 

Q. What representations were made by Hodgdon as to these men — who they 
were, where they were, when they were enlisted, and of his authority to sell 
them? 

A. I don't recollect particularly. There was some talk about paper men, 
and we notified them that we didn't wan't any such men as paper men. We 
supposed these were real men. 

Q. Look at this return of persons resident or liable to enrolment in the town 
of AVells, in service in the United States navy, dated October 4, 1864, and state 
if the signatures to it are genuine, and in whose handwriting the return is filled 
up. 

A. The name of Samuel M. Clark seems to be his genuine signature. I am 
not so well acquainted with the handwriting of the other two, and am unable to 
decide. I should think both names are in one handwriting. I don't know the 
handwriting of the filling up of the paper. 

Q. Do you know anything about such a paper having been required and 
forwarded, or was anything said about such a paper's being necessary ? 

A. I have no recollection of anything of the kind. 

GEO. GOODWIN, 



APPENDIX B. 163 



DOCUMENTS 

Accompanying the Report of the Commissioners on "Paper Credits" 
and referred to in the foregoing evidence. 



WATERYILLE. • 

Papers annexed to the Deposition of Joseph Percival, pages 41 to 46. 

A. 

[Referred to, pages 41 and 45. J 

$4,250. Received of the town of Waterville four thousand two hundred and fifty 
dollars in full for ten volunteer recruits credited to the quota of said town under the call 
of the President, of December, 1864, the names of whom are hereunto annexed L. F. 
Dodge, 0. Dean, F. Mead, A. A. Matherson, Henry Putman, J. S. Blow, John M. Rowe, 
Sam'l B. Randall, J. A. Rounds, S. Smith. 

(Signed,) Pike & Colby. 

Augusta, Jan'y 23, 1865. 

B. 

[Referred to, pages 41 and 43.] 

Augusta Recruiting Agency. 
Town of Waterville to John P. Deering & Co., for men furnished on quota. 
1865. Db. 

Jan. 6. To 10 men ■. $3,250 

6. 1 " 425 

21. 10 " 4,750 

Mar. 20. 1 " 525 

24. 1 " 525 

Apr. 4. 3 " 1,575 

$11,050 

1865. Cr. 

Jan. 11. By cash $2,500 

16. " 1,100 

Feb. 13. " ; 1,000 

21. « 3,825 

Mar. 23. " • 1,000 

Apr. 10, " 1,000 

11. «« 625 

$11,050 

Settled. (Signed,) JoH^f P. Deering & Co., 

Per W. C. Simmons. 



164 PAPER CREDITS. 

c. 

[Referred to, pages 41, 44 and 45.] 
Office of A. A. ProTOst Marshal Geiforal. 

Augusta, Me., January 21, 1865. 
The following credits have this day been made on the quota of Waterville: L. T. 
Dodge, 0. Dean, T. Mead, A. A. Matherson, Henry Putnam, J. S. Plow, John M. 
Rowe, Sam'l B. Randall, J. A. Rounds, S. Smith. For three years. 10 in number. 
(Signed) R. M. Littler, 

A. A. Prov. Mar. General and Sup't Vol. Rect'g Service. 

D. 

[Referred to, pages 41 and 43.] 
Office of A. A. Provost Marshal General. 

Augusta, Me., January 2, 1865. 
The following credits have this day been made on the quota of Waterville, Maine: — 
Thomas Abram, J. Veazie, John B. Boyle, John Busline, D. W. Jackson, D. O'Brien, 
A. Rogers, Francis A. Cobb, James McQraw, James Green. 10 in number. 

(Signed) R. M. Littler, 

A. A. Prov. Mar. General and Sup't Vol. Rect'g Service. 

E. 

[Referred to, pages 41 and 43.] 

Augusta, January 11, 1865. 
Received of the town of Waterville twenty-five hundred dollars towards town bounty 
for ten one year's men, recruited and credited upon Waterville's quota, as per Maj. 
Littler's certificate of January 2, 1865, by the hand of Joseph Percival, selectman. 

(Signed) J. P. Deering & Co. 

By J. P. Hill. 

F. 

[Referred to, pages 41 and 43.] . - 

Waterville, January 16, 1865. 
$750. Received of the town oi [Waterville'\ seven hundred and fifty dollars in full for 
ten one year's recruits on the quota of said town, as per Maj. Littler's certificate of Jan- 
uary 2, 1865, the names of which are annexed. Thomas Abram, J. Veazie, John B. 
Boyle, John Busline, 0. W. Jackson, D. O'Brien, A. Rogers, Francis A. Cobb, Jamea 
McGraw, James Green. 

(Signed) J. P. Deering & Co. 

By J. P. HilL 



APPENDIX B. 



165 



G. 

[Referred to, pages 41, 44 and 45.] 

Provost Marshal's office, Third District of Maine, > 
Augusta, January 23d, 1865. 5 

The following names have been credited to the town of Waterville under date of Jan- 
uary 21st, 1865 : 



Names. 



Dodge, L. F 

Dean, 

Mead, T 

Matherson. A. A. 
Putnam, Henry. . 




Names. 



Plow, J. S 

Rowe, John M 

Randall, Samuel B. 

Rounds, J. A 

Smith, S 



Period. 



3 years, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 



I certify that the above names have been credited to the town of Waterville. 

(Signed) Jos. T. Woodward, Commissioner. 

H. 

[^Referred to, pages 41 and 46.] ' 

Augusta, 30 November, 1868. 
Dear sir, — In compliance with your request I have examined the books of our old firm 
and find that we kept no account of the men until after 20th March, 1865, when I find 
charged and quotaed 

March 20.. Chas. W. McGregor. 

" 22 Wm. W. Brown. 

" 22 Isaac Chick. 

" 22 Hiram Billings. 

" 24 •■•• Chas. W. Merrill. 

" of which you were furnished muster-in certificates." I have the impression that those 
certificates bore the names of the several men as mustered. Unless they did, the towns 
cannot furnish the Commissioners the names of the men, as we followed the department 
orders and gave the several towns the same evidence of muster-in and quota that the 
officers here gave us. 
I should be pleased to assist in any way possible. Truly yours, 

(Signed) J. P. Deebing. 



166 



PAPER CREDITS. 



EMBDEI^. 

Papers annexed to the Deposition of John Gray, pages 46 to 50. 

A. 

{Referred to, page 49.] 

Provost Marshal's Office, Third District of Maine, > 
Augusta, February 4, 1865. 5 

The following names were credited to the town of Embden, under date of January 13, 
1865: 



Names. 


Period. 


Names. 


Period. 


Rice, Wm. H 


3 years, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 


Stanton, George 


3 years, 
do. 


Buckley, Thomas N 


Barbridge, Joseph 




do. 


Guines, Austin 




do. 


Riley, Haley 


Troughton, Wm 

Brown, Charles P 


do. 


McKenney , Richard 


do. 









I certify that the above names were credited to the town of Embden, as stated. 
(Signed) Jos. T. Woodward, Commissioner. 

B. 

[Referred to, page 49.] 
■ $5,400. Augusta, February 4, 1865. 

Received of John Gray five thousand four hundred dollars in full payment of twelve 
three j'ears' men placed on the quota of Embden. 

[2 ct. U. S. Inter. Rev. Stamp.] (Signed) Pike & Colby. 

c. 

[Referred to, page 49.] ^ 

Office Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General, > 
Augusta, Me., October 7, 1864. \ 

Two men, not heretofore credited, on this day assigned to Embden, and will be so 

reported to the Provost Marshal in to-morrow's report. 

By order of Maj. J. W. T. Gardiner, A. A. P. M. G. 

(Signed) J. W. Spaulding, Capt. & Inspector. 

D. 

[Referred to, pages 49 and 50.] 

Augusta, October 7, 1864. 

Know all men by these presents, that I, G. M. Delany & Co., are held and firmly 
bound unto the selectmen of the town of Embden, namely, John Gray and T. F. Boothby, 
in the sum of ten thousand dollars, to which payment well and truly to be made, we bind 
ourselves, our heirs, executors and assigns firmly by these presents, sealed with our seals 
and dated this 7lh day of October A. D. 1864. 

The condition of this obligation is such that. Whereas the said G. M. Delany & Co. 
has agreed to furnish for the said selectmen of Embden, aforesaid, fourteen good enlisted 
men as recruits for said town, ten men to serve for the space of three years, and four to 



APPENDIX B. 



167 



serve for the time of one year. Now, if the said Delany shall well and truly perform all 
duties of said agreement so that no person or authorities of any other town shall claim 
or hold any of the said fourteen recruits, but shall continue to be accredited to the town 
of Embden during all of the time above named, then their obligation shall be void, 
otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. 

(Signed) Q. M. Delany, 

Frank Davis, 
0. K. Yates. 
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of 
(Signed) F. F. Boothbt. 

We, G. M. Delany & Co., have received pay in full Augusta, October 7, 1864. 
the town of $8,000. Eight thousand dollars for fourteen men quotaed on 

the town of Embden. 

Received pay in full (Signed) G. M. Delany & Co. 



Papers annexed to the Deposition of Wm. H. Small, pages 50 to 52. 

A. 

[Referred to, page 51.] 

Provost Marshal's Office, Third District of Maine, ) 
Augusta, January 20, 1865. 5 

• The following names were credited to the town of Alna under date of Jan'y 20, 1865: 



Names. 


Period. 


Names. 


Period. 




3 years, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 


Michael McLuad, 


3 years, 
do. 










do. 






1 year. 


Robert McKenney, 





I 



I certify that the above names have been credited to the town of Alna. 

(Signed) Jos. T. Woodward, Commissioner. 



Augusta, January 20, 1865. 



B. 

{Referred to, page 51,] 
$4,005. 

[2 ct. Rev. Stamp.] 
Received of Wm. H. Small, Esq., four thousand and five dollars in payment for eight 
three years' men and one one year's man placed on the quota of the town of Alna. 

(Signed) Colby & Pike. 



163 PAPER CREDITS. 

C. 

[Referred to, -page 51.] 

ProvoSt Marshal's Office, Third District of Maine, ) 
Augusta, April 5, 1865. \ 

To Selectmen of Alna: 

Gentlemen: — I am directed by the Board of Enrolment to inform you that the quota 
of the town of Alna is now full. 

I am, Gentlemen, Very Respectfully, 

Your Obedient Servant, 

Jos. T. Woodward, Commissioner. 

D. 

[Referred to, page 51.] 

$1,750. Received of Wm. H. Small seventeen hundred and fifty dollars for ten naval 
recruits I placed to the credit of the town of Alna, as per record in Maj. Gardiner's office. 

T. M. Stevens. 
Augusta, Me., September 16, 1864. 

E. 

[Referred to, page 51.] 

Headquarters A. A. Pro. Mar. Gen. Office, > 
Augusta, Me., Sept. 17, 1864. 5 

Ten (10) additional recruits in the navy will be credited to the town of Alna. 

W. H. FOGLEK, 

Capt. and Inspector to A. A. Pro. Mar. Gen. 



ATHEI^S. 

Papers annexed to the Deposition of Reuben Stodder, pages 52 to 54, and referred to in 
the Deposition of S. L. Tobey, pages 59 and 60. 

A. 

[Referred to, pages 62 and 59.] 

.' ,. Augusta, January 3, 1865. 

$3,600.00. Received of the selectmen of Athens thirty-six hundred dollars for eight 
three years' men quotaed to said town through the office of the Adjutant General, which 
eight men we agree to make good to said town against the claims of all other towns or 
persons. 

(Signed) Colby & Pike. 

[Three 2 cent U. S. Int. Rev. Stamps.] Benj. Hurd. 

B. 

[Referred to, pages 52 and 54. 

Augusta, January 6, 1865. 
$850. Received of the inhabitants of the town of Athens by the hand of S. L. Tobey, 
selectman of said town, eight hundred and fifty dollars in full payment for two three 



APPENDIX B. 169 

years' men, and I, the undersigned, D. H. Brown, do hereby agree with said S. L. Tobey, 
to cause to be mustered into the United States service, two three years' men on the quota 
of said Athens, and return receipts from the mustering officer that said men have been 
mustered to the credit and for the quota of said Athens; and I further agree to guaran- 
tee said two men against the claim of any other town or persons, and if said men or 
either of them should be transferred to the quota of any other town, I further agree to 
cause to be put to the quota of Athens other men or man, as the case may be, to fill said 
transfer if such should be made; and it is further agreed that in case said D. H. Brown 
should find for his convenience and profit to put into the service two one year's men in- 
stead of the above named three years' men, and by fulfilling all the other stipulations in 
regard to the three years' men, he may so do by refunding to the inhabitants of said 
Athens the sum of seventy five dollars on each man so changed or altered. 

(Signed) D. H. Brown. 

[5 cent Rev. Stamp.] 

c. 

[Referred to, page 53.] 

OSice of A. A. Provost Marshal General, ) 
Augusta, Me., Dec. 30, 1864. 5 

I certify that eight men of the General Credits of the State of Maine, having been 

assigned by the Adjutant General, are placed to the credit of Athans. 

A. K. Dennison, Clerk in charge of Credits. 

D. 

[Referred to, pages 53, 54 and 59.] 

Provost Marshal's OfBce, Third District of Maine, > 
Augusta, — , 186 . 5 

Geo. K. Bartel, Wm. Nellins, Henry'K. Kepp, Wm. H. Addams, Thomas McHam, 
Thomas V. Darling, Charles Myheer, James Alexander. All for three years. 
Received and credited to the town of Athens. 

J. T. Woodward, Commissioner. 



Pages 55 and 144. Papers annexed to the Deposition of Wm. A. Shaw, page 55. 

A. 

[Referred to, page 56.] 

Harkins, Patrick; Jenkins, James; Andrews, .TohnD.; Atwood, Sisdale; Andrews, 
Joseph; Dougherty, Patrick; Gall ighan, Peter; Gwine, Aaron; Keefe, John; Kelley, 
John; Lowd, William H.; McKay, James; Mc Kane, John; Ward, John H. 

Allowed under the July call, as appears by papers in the Adjutant General's oSice, to 

Sidney. December 22, 1868. 

Augusta, June 22, 1870. 

A true copy. A. C. Walker, Clerk of Com. of Investigation, &c. 

22 



lYO PAPER CREDITS. 

B. 

statement of account by A. B. Farwell. 

September 8, 1864. 
Dear Sir: — I hand you herewith the certificate of the Adjutant General, that the seven- 
teen recruits whom I was to furnish for the town of Sidney have been mustered and 
credited to that town. 

You will also find enclosed my account for furnishing the same, amounting to $4,427 
exclusive of State bounty, which I have collected myself, 

Making each recruit cost $260 exclusive of bounty $4,427 

Amount received (less $5.00 to convert to currency) 4,000 

$427 
5 

Amount due, $432 

You are at liberty to receipt the bill on payment of $432, and the delivery to you of 
the receipt signed by Mr. Morrill and myself. 

Yours truly, A. B. Farwell. 

Jos. T. Woodward, Esq., Pro. Office, &c. 

Office of Paper Credit Investigating Commission, > 
Augusta, June 10, 1870. $ 

I certify the above to be a true copy. 

A. C. Walker, Clerk of Com. 

[Annexed to the Deposition of Wm. A. Shaw, pages 55 and 56. This document does not 
appear to be referred to in the Evidence of Mr. Shaw, but it is found in an envelope marked 
to be annexed thereto. Sam'l W. Lane, Secretary of the Senate.] 



Papers annexed to the Deposition of James Shearman, page 144. 

A. 

[Referred to, page 144.] 
Town of Sidney to A. B. Farwell, Dr. To furnishing 17 recruits under call of July 

18, 1864, exclusive of State bounty $4,427 

Received on above 3,995 



$432 
Received payment. ' (Signed) A. B. Farwell. 

September 7, 1864. 

[Note. — There is a slight discrepancy between the date of this bill and the testimony 
of Mr. Shearman, see page 144. In his evidence he gave the date Sept. 17, 1864. 

Sam'l W. Lane, Sec'y of the Senate.] 

B. 

[Referred to, page 145.] 

Augusta, January 14, 1865. 
$4,500. Received of the selectmen of the town of Sidney four thousand five hundred 
dollars in payment for ten three years' men placed on the quota of said town, which men 
are already in the service, and we agree to warrant said men against the claims of any 
other town or person whatsoever. 

[3 ct. stamp cancelled.] (Signed) Colby & Pike. 



APPENDIX B. 
C. 



171 



[^Referred to, page 145.] 

* Provost Marshal's Office, Third District of Maine, ) 

Augusta, January 12, 1865. 5 

The following men have been credited to the town of Sidney under date of January 
12, 1865: 



Names. 


Term. 


Names. 


Term. 




3 years, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 




3 years, 
do 




Stopher, Edward 




do. 


Bennett, Robert 


Boisramen, Alphonso 


do 


Campbe, William 


Mason, Denney 


do. 



I certify that the above names have been credited to the town of Sidney. 

(Signed) Jos. T. Woodward, Commissioner. 

Approved. Ten men in all. (Signed) A. P. Davis, Capt. & Pro. Mar. 

D. 

STATE OF MAINE. 

HeadquaOterSj Adjutant General's Office, ) 
Augusta, September 8, 1864. > 

Col. A. B. Farwell: 

The seventeen men furnished by you, for the town of Sidney, have been duly credited 
on the quota of that town under the present call. 

John L. Hodsdok, Adjutant General. 

[This document is found among the papers relating to the town of Sidney, but does not 
appear to be referred to in the evidence of Mr. Shaw or Mr. Shearman. It was marked 
"A," but there being two other papers marked "A," referred to by Messrs. Shaw and 
.Shearman, I mark the document "D." Sam'l W. Lane, Secretary of the Senate.] 



PALMTEA. 

Papers annexed to the Deposition of Samuel Clement, page 56. 

A. 

[Referred to, page 57.] 

Augusta, January 12, 1865. 
$6300. Received of Americus Morrill, one of the selectmen of the town of Palmyra, 
six thousand three hundred dollars in payment for fourteen three years' men placed upon 
the quota of said town. 

(Signed) Pike & Colbt. 

[2 cent U. S. Int. Rev. Stamp.] 



172 



PAPER CREDITS. 



B. 



[Referred to, page 57.] 

Provost Marshal's Office, Third District of Main6, i 
Augusta, January 12th, 1865. J 

I certify that the following enlisted men of the United States Marine Corps, ordered 

to be credited to the State of Maine by the Provost Marshal General, have been credited 

to the town of Palmyra of this district: 



Names. 


Term. 


Names. 


Term. 




3 years, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 


David Williams , . . 

James L. Beck 


3 years, 
do. 








do. 




Martin Marion 


do. 




George W. Bickford 


do. 






do. 


John Graham 


Edwin Huggett 


do. 



(Signed) 



A. P. Davis, 
Capt. and Provost Marshal. 



c. 



[Referred to, page 57.] 

Provost Marshal's Office, Third District of Maine, } 
Augusta, January 12th, 1865. J 

The following names are credited to the town of Palmyra under date of January 12th, 

1865: 



Names. 


Period. 


Names. 


Period. 




3 years, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 




3 years. 
do. 




Beck, James L ... 




do. 






do. 






do. 






do. 


Graham, John 


Huggett, Edwin 


do. 



I certify that the above names have been credited to the town of Palmyra. 

(Signed) Jos. T. Woodward, Commissioner. 



HAEMOlSTY. 

Paper annexed to the Deposition of Joseph A. Magoon, page 62. 

A. 

[Referred to, page 62.] 

Office of A. A. Provost Marshal General, ) 
Augusta, Me., January 13, 1865. J 

The following credits have this day been made on the quota of Harmony, Third Dis- 
trict — Three years' men: J. A. Wentworth, John S. Bond, Antoine Felix, James Nor- 



APPENDIX B. 173 

ton, Leavitt Thaxter, Jas. H. Knox, Samuel Dutch, H Dexter, W. Eldridge, Jas. 

Columbus. 10 in number. R. M. Littler, 

A. A. Prov. Mar. General and Sup't. Vol. Rect'g Service. 

Endorsement on the foregoing Document "A," referred to, page 62. 
Received of the town of Harmony four thousand five hundred dollars for the assign- 
ment of the within named men. 
January 13, 1865. (Signed) T. H. Dinsmork. 



MONMOUTH. 

Paper annexed to the Deposition of Ambrose Beal, page 65. 

A. 

{^Referred to, page 66.] 

STATE OF MAINE. 

Headquarters, Adjutant General's Ofiice, ) 
Augusta, Sept. 15, 1864. 5 

Col. Farwell : 

The six men furnished by you for the town of Monmouth have been duly credited to 
the quota of that town under the present call. 

(Signed) John L. Hodsdon, Adjutant General. 

Augusta, September 16, 1864. 
Received of Ambrose Beal three thousand dollars for the above six men. 
[2 ot. U. S. I. Rev. Stamp.] (Signed) J. H. Manlet. 



FEIE^DSHIP. 

Pages 67 and 79. Papers annexed to the Deposition of Robert Geter, page 67. 

A. 

{Referred to, page 68.] 

Ofiice of A. A. Provost Marshal General, ) 
Augusta, Me., January 20, 1865. 5 

The following credits have this day been made on the quota of Friendship: James 

Andrer, M. S. West, John J. Smith, George E. Phinney, T. Mellen, Jas. McCarty, N. 

Holburdon, E. B. Howard. For three years. — in number. 

R. M. Llttler, 

A. A. Pro. Mar. General and Sup't Vol. Rect'g Service. 



174 PAPER CREDITS. 

B. 

[Referred to, page 68.] 

Augusta, January 2, 1865. 
Received of selectmen of Friendship three thousand five hundred and twenty dollars 
(3,520) in full for eight (8) men furnished on the quota of said town for three (3) years. 
(Signed) John P. Deeeing & Co. 

[5 cent U. S. Int. Rev. Stamp.] 

c. 

[Referred to, page 68.] 

/Augusta, April 5th, 1865. 
Received of Robert Geyer four hundred dollars ($400) for putting one (one year) man 
on the quota of Friendship. 

(Signed) John P. Deering & Co. 

[2 cent U. S. Int. Rev. Stamp.] 

Mr. Thompson. — Dear Sir — This was the last man put in I think. We do not know 
his name. 

(Signed) Z. Cook. 

D. 

[Referred to, page 68.] 

Augusta, March 2, 1865. I 
Received of the town of Friendship $500, for which we agree to put in to the credit of 
said town one one year volunteer. 

(Signed) J. P. Deering & Co. 

[2 cent U. S. Int. Rev. Stamp.] 

E. 

[Referred to, page 69.] 

Received September 28, 1864, of M. M. R^wson, eighteen hundred dollars for three 
(3) men furnished for the town of Friendship under the present call. 

A. B. Farwell. 

We hereby certify that the above is a true copy of a receipt taken of A. B. Farwell, 
and that that amount of money, $1800.00, was paid to him, and the same amount paid 
or refunded back to us by the town officers of Friendship, or persons in the town's em- 
ploy. 

(Signed) S. W. Jackson. 

(Signed) . M. M. Rawson. 

Waldoboro', June 9th, 1870. 



APPENDED B. 175 

SMITHFIELD. 

Pages 69 and 84. Paper annexed to the Deposition of Isaac W. Varnet, page 69. 

A. 

{Referred to, pages 69 and 84] 

Augusta, September 20, 1864. 
Received of Moses Dunsmoor three thousand dollars for six men furnished the town of 
Smithfield. (Signed) J. H. Manley. 

[2 ct. U. S. I. R. Stamp.] 

Papers annexed to the Deposition of Moses Dunsmoke, page 84. 

B. 

[^Referred to, page 85.] 
[2 ct. U. S. I. R. Stamp.] Augusta, February 13, 1865. 

Received of the town of Smithfield by hands of Moses Dunsmore, twelve hundred 
seventy-five dollars for three men put upon said town's quota. 

$1,275. G. M. Delany & Co. 

Per Davis. 

c. 

[Referred to, page 85.] 

Augusta, Me., January 23, 1865> 
Received of selectmen of Smithfield, twenty-six hundred and ten dollars ($2610) for 
putting six (6) men on the quota of said town. 

(Signed) John P. Deering & Co. 

[5 ct. 0. S. I. R. Stamp.] 



AUEUEl^. 

Paper annexed to the Deposition of Thomas Littlefield, page 71. 

A. 

[Referred to, page 72.] 

Augusta, March 7, 1865. 
$2,700. Received of the selectmen of Auburn two thousand seven hundred dollars in 
payment for six three-years' men placed upon the quota of said town, which six men are 
hereby guarantee against the claims of all other towns or persons whatsoever. 

(Signed) Colby & Pike, 

Benj. Hurd. 



176 PAPER CREDITS. 



FEEEPORT. 

Pages 72 and 102. Papers annexed to the Deposition of Nathan 0. True, page 102. 

A. 

{Referred to, page 102.] 

Office of A. A. Provost Marshal General, > 
Augusta, Me., January 27, 1865. ) 
The following credits have this day been made on the quota of Freeport: D. B. Fox, 
W. Fish, C. Garsidea, S. M. Knight, Geo. A. Knapp, F. Lefeck, .John Lawrence, A. J. 
Lapham, Elijah W. Randall, J. K. Rodo. 10 in number. 

(Signed) R, M. Littler, 

A. A. Prov. Mar. General and Sup't Vol. Rect'g Service. 

B. 

[Referred to, page 103.] 

Augusta, February 10, 1865. 
Received of N. 0. True four thousand five hundred dollars for putting ten (10) (three 
year) men on the quota of Freeport, Maine. 

(Signed) John P. Deering & Co. 

[5 ct. Inter. Rev. Stamp.] 

Papers annexed to the Deposition of Micah Stockbridge, page 72. 

0. 

[Referred to, page 73.] 
[2 ct. U. S. Inter. Rev. Stamp.] 

Received of M. Stockbridge for the town of Freeport one thousand and fifty dollars 
for filling quota of said town under call of July 18, 1864. 

(Signed) John P. Heath. 

Portland. Sept. 17, 1864. 

D. 

[Referred to, page 73.] 
$55.00. [2 ct. U. S. Inter. Rev. Stamp.] 

Received of M. Stockbridge of Freeport fifty-five dollars for recruit and making out 
paper for men on Sabine. 

(Signed) John P. Heath. 

Portland, September 2, 1864. 

E. 
[Referred to, page 73.] 

First Congressional District — Town of Freeport. 

Names of persons allowed to the credit of Freeport for enlistments iu the navy — to 
August 4, 1864 — not including enlistments in the Sabine subsequent to Aug. 10, 1864: 

William Bibber, William H. Chadsey, Sam'l W. Chase, David Dunham, David H. 
Dunham, John M. Dillingham, John Farrington, John A. Hyde, Burnard Kelley, Alvin 
D. Mitchell, John Mullen, Nicholas Murphy, Patrick O'Connor, John J. Rogers, Wm. 
P. Rogers, Frank Rogers, Robert S. Steele, Peter F. Wilson, Cephas K. Waite. 



APPENDIX B. 177 

Pages 73 and 74. Papers annexed to the Deposition of Robert Knowles, page 73. 

A. 

[Referred to, page1i.'\ 

Marine Corps men credited Corinna — for three years. 

Henry Wilhelm, Thomas 0. Shea, Newton H. Scarlett, Peter Borman, John S. Brandt, 
James A. Caldwell, Joseph Dunbar, Augustus Fornhop, Carl Wagner, B. Franklin Shoe- 
maker, James J. Brown, Charles Brinkman, James Brown, Sebastian Dana, Lehman B. 
Fox, John Christian Gerst. 

B. 

[Referred to, page 74,] 
[2 ct. U. S. Inter. Rev. Stamp.] Bangor, April 3, 1865. 

Received of the inhabitants of Corinna nineteen hundred dollars, the balance due for 
recruits which I had quotaed on that town — sixteen in all — which is in full of all demands 
to date. (Signed) S. C. Archer. 

c. 

[Referred -to, page 74.] 
[1 ct. Inter. Rev. Stamp.] Bangor, February 1, 1865. 

Received of selectmen of Corinna, by hand of V. A. Sprague, five hundred dollars in. 
payment of one three year's man mustered in and accounted to quota of Corinna. 

(Signed) ■ S. C. Archer. 

D. 

[Referred to, page 74.] 

[2 ct. Inter. Rev. Stamp.] ' Bangor, January 7, 1865. 

Received of inhabitants of Corinna, by the hand of Robert Knowles, selectman, two 
thousand five hundred dollars, to be expended in paying bounties to soldiers to go on the 
quota of Corinna. 

(Signed) S. C. Archer. 



bi:n'gham. 

Paper annexed to the Deposition of Chandler Baker, page 75. 



[Referred to, page 75.] 

Office of A. A. Provost Marshal Qieneral, )" 

Augusta, Me., January 17, 1865. 5 

The following credits have this day been made on the quota of Bingham: H. W. 

Anderson, Geo. E. Beals, W. H. Bishop, L. Crane, J. H. Collins, James Davis, J. H. 

Moore — three years' men. Seven in number. 

R. M. Littler, 

A. A. Pro. Mar. General and Supt. Vol. Rect'g Service. 

23 



178 PAPER CREDITS. 

DEXTER 

Papers annexed to the Deposition of Teistkaii P. Sawtee, page 76. 
A. 

^Referred to, pages 77 and 91.] 

Bangor, February 15, 1865. 
Mr. Gould — Dear sir — Immediately on my arrival here I went to the Provost Mar- 
shal's office and ascertained that the transfer of the eight (8) men from Newport to 
Dexter is correct. Notice received here on Monday last. You can pay the money now 
with safety. Yours truly, 

(Signed) Henbt L. Wood. 

To John H. Gould, Dexter. 

B. 

[Referred to, page 77.] 

Received of the town of Dexter thirty-seven hundred dollars for quotaing eight 
U. S. soldiers to the credit of said town, being the same transferred on the 13th of 
February, inst., from the credit of Newport to the credit of Dexter. 

(Signed) Ellliot Walker. 

(Signed) Elisha W. Shaw. 

February 16, 1865. [2 cent Int. Rev. Stamp.] 

Also received ten dollars for expense of getting said men transferred. 

(Signed) E. Walker. 

February 16, 1865. 

c. 

[Referred to, page 77.] 

Office .A. A. Provost Marshal General, ) 

Augusta, Me., February 13, 1864. 3 

The following named enlisted men of the United States Marine Corps have this day 

been transferred from the credit of Newport to the credit of Dexter: Hamilton Williams, 

Henry N. Schmidt, James Mullen, Henry Morris, George Stratton, Thomas Quinn, 

Ernest Platz, John W. Mattock. 

(Signed) R. M. Littler, 

Major and A. A. Provost Marshal General of Maine. 



FAIEFIELD. 

Papers annexed to the Deposition of Albert N. Greenwood, page 78. 

A. 

{Referred to, page 79.] 
$500. Received five hundred dollars of the town of Fairfield, by the hand of A. N. 
<Jreenwood, to be accounted for on settlement for recruits for said town (furnished by 
myself). 

(Signed) F. Kenrick, Jr. 

Augusta, January 6 1865. 



APPENDIX B. 179 

B. 

[^Referred to, page 79.] 

Received of the town of Fairfield one thousand dollars for bounties to volunteers. 

(Signed) F. Kenrick, Je. 

Fairfield. January 14, 1865. 

Received of the town of Fairfield two thousand three hundred and fifty dollars for 
bounties to volunteers. 

(Signed) Jos. F. Nye. 

Fairfield, January 14, 1865. 

c. 

[Referred to, page 79.] 

Received of town of Fairfield, by A. N. Greenwood, one thousand dollars as part pay- 
ment on recruits quotaed Fairfield. 

(Signed) F. Keneick, Jr. 

Augusta, January 6, 1864. 

D. 

[Referred to, page 79.] 

Received of the town of Fairfield two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars for 
bounties paid for volunteers on the quota of Fairfield. 

(Signed) Jos. F. Nye. 

January 21, 1865. 

E. 

[Referred to, page 79.] 

Provost Marshal's Office, Third District of Maine, ) 
Augusta, January 10, 1865. 3 

The following names were credited to the town of Fairfield under date of January 9, 
1865 — for three years : James L. Ward, Joseph Stokle. 
I certify that these names were credited to the town of Fairfield. 

(Signed) Jos. T. Woodward, Commissioner. 

(Signed) A. P. Davis, Capt. and Prov. Mar. 

Returned from A. A. Provost Marshal General. 

F. 

[Referred to, page 79.] 

Provost Marshal's Ofiice, Third District Maine, ) 
Augusta, January 11, 1865. 5 

The following names were credited to the town of Fairfield under date of January 11, 

1865 — for three years : Daniel Carr, Stephen Dempsey, Joseph Fruntas, Andrew Caffery. 

I certify that the above named men have been credited to Fairfield. 

(Signed) Jos. T. Woodward, Commissioner. 



180 



PAPER CREDITS. 



G. 



[Referred to, parje 79.] 

Provost Marshal's Office, Third District of Maine, > 
Augusta, January 11, 1865. 5 

The following names were credited to the town of Fairfield under date of January 11, 
1865 — for three years : William E. Alardt, Thomas Fulton. 
I certify that the above named men have been credited to Fairfield. 

(Signed) J. T. Woodward, Commissioner. 



DAMAEISOOTTA. 

Paper annexed to the Deposition of Albion G. Huston, page 80. 
A. 

[Referred to, page 80.] 

Augusta, August 9, 1864. 
Received of A. G. Huston four hundred and eighty dollars in full of all demands up 
to date. 

(Signed) G. M. Delay. (Delany.) 

Augusta, August 9, 1864. 
This for eight men put on the quota of the town of Damariscotta. 

(Signed) G. M. Delany. 



LITEEMOEE. 

Paper annexed to the Deposition of Orison Rollins, page 82. 



[Referred to, page 83.] 

Provost Marshal's Office, 2d District, State of Maine, ) 
January 10, 1865. 5 

I certify that the following named persons have been duly enlisted and mustered into 
the service of the United States, on the quota of Livermore (Sub. District) in this 
District, entry of which muster and quota has been made upon my records for return to 
the Adjutant General of Maine : 



Names. 


Recruit 
for which Reg't. 


Date of muster. 


Remarks. 




U. S. Marine Corps, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 


Not known, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 


3 years, 
do. 




Weld Thatcher 


do. 




do. 




do. 




do. 


John Toole 


do. 


Alfred Wade 


do. 




do. 


William Dugen 


do. 



Ten person's in all. 

(Signed) Nahum Morrill, 

Capt. and Prov. Marshal, 2d Dist., Mustering Officer. 
Paid $450 each to A. Herriman, Auburn, Me. 



APPENDIX B. 



181 



Paper annexed to the Deposition of Josiah Bailby, page 83. 

A. 

^Referred to, page 83.] 

Provost Marshal's Office, 2d District, State of Maine, > 
January 11th, 1865. 5 

I certify that the following named persons have been duly enlisted into the service of 
the United States on the quota of Andover (sub district) in this district, entry of which 
muster and quota has been made upon my records: 



Names 

William Weason 

John Terry 

Christopher Lutz 

John Lynch 

William Barry 

Five persons in all. 
(Signed:) 



Kecruits 
for which Reg't. 



U. S. Marine Corps, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 



Date of muster, 



Not known, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 



Remarks. 



3 years. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 



NAHUM MORRILIi, 

Capt. and Pro. Mar. 2d Dist. Mustering Officer. 



I^EWPOET. 

Pages 86 and 89. Papers annexed to the Deposition of Elliot Walker, page 89, 
(and see also "Dexter, Document 'A,'" page 178.) 



[Referred to, page 90.] 

Office Act'g Ass't Provost Marshal General, ) 
Augusta, Me., January 14, 1865. J 

The following enlisted men of the United States Marine Corps, ordered by the Provost 
Marshal to be credited to the State of Maine, are credited for three years to the town of 
Newport, 4th District of Maine : William H. Delancy, William Noble, AVilliam Jordan, 
Charles J. Wall, Jacob P. Menster, Lawrence Hickey, Samuel McNeil, David Jones, 
George Wise, Robert Egman, Charles H. Gillett, John H. Valiant, John A. Peoples, 
Isaac Irwins, Patrick Kenney, Patrick J. Brien, Michael Riley, Reinhardt Zimmerman, 
William Fondel, James G. Jones. 

(Signed) R. M. Littler, 

Maj. V. R. C. and A. A. P. M. General. 

Endorsement on the foregoing document A. 

I, Elliot Walker, on oath certify that the town of Newport paid the sum of four hun- 
dred and forty dollars each as bounties, for the within named men being quotaed to the 
town of Newport in the winter of A. D. 1865 — that I was one of a committee for pro- 
curing soldiers, and have actual knowledge of that sum being paid by said town of 
Newport. 

(Signed) Elliot Walker. 



182 PAPER CREDITS. 

Penobscot ss. January 18, 1869. 

Personally appeared Elliot Walker, and made oath to the truth of the foregoing state- 
ment by him signed. Before me 

(Signed) ' Atkinson Hobaet, Justice of the Peace. 

B. 

[Referred to, page 91.] 

Received of E. Walker and E. W. Shaw four thousand one hundred and fifty dollars 
in full for the following named men being quotaed to the credit of Newport in January, 
1865, viz: Hamilton Williams, Henry Morris, Ernest Platz, Henry A. Shmidt, George 
Stratton, John W. Mattock, James Mullen, Thomas Quinn, Sam'l D. Sharp and William 
Woods — being ten in number. Said named men were procured to be quotaed to said town 
by us. (Signed) Pike & Colby. 

[10 ct. U. S. I. R. Stamp.] S. C. Archer. 

April 29, 1865. 



HALLOWELL. 

Papers annexed to the Deposition of Ariel Wall, page 87. 

A. 

[Referred to, pages 87 and 88. J 

OfiSce of A. A. Provost Marshal General, ) 
Augusta, Me., January 19, 1865. 3 

The following credits have this day been made on the quota of Hallowell: John Ray, 

Jos. M. Terry, J. Pond, Peter Daly, D. F. Barry. Three years men. Five in number. 

(Signed) R. M. Littler, 

A. A. Prov. Mar. General and Sup't Vol. Rect'g Service. 

B. 

[Referred to, page 87.] 

Augusta, Me., January 19th, 1865. 
Received of A. Wall and Mark Johnson twenty-one hundred and fifty dollars for put- 
ting five men on the quota of Hallowell. 

(Signed) John P. Deering & Co. 

[Two 1 cent U. S. Int. Rev. Stamps.] 



LEBAlSrOK 

Paper annexed to the Deposition of William Emery, page 92. 

A. 

[Referred to, page 93.] 

January 25, 1865. 

Received of the town of Lebanon seventeen hundred and seventy-five dollars in addi- 
tion to thirty-three hundred dollars heretofore paid, the receipt for which is in the hands 
of R. H. Goding, to be accounted for on the settlement of twenty men put on the quota 



APPENDIX B. 



183 



of Lebanon at $510 each, making in the whole thus paid five thousand and seventy-five 
dollars, leaving a balance due me of five thousand one hundred and twenty-five dollars. 

$5,125.00. 

(Signed) A. D. Merkow. 

[2 cent U. S. Int. Rev. Stamp.] 

[Endorsements on foregoing document "yl."] , 

February 13, 1865. 
In addition to the within I received one thousand dollars sent me by express January 
30, 1865; also this day received ten hundred and twenty-two dollars 50-100, making 
two thousand twenty-two dollars, 50-100. $2,022.50. 

(Signed) A. D. Merbow. 

[2 ct. C. S. I. R. Stamp ] 

Received thirty hundred dollars more and fifteen dollars interest money. $3,015.00. 
(Signed) A. D. Merrow. 

March 1, 1865. 
[3 ct. U. S. I. R. Stamp.] 

B. 

[Referred to, pages 93 and 94.] 

• Provost Marshal's OSicce, ^ 

First District of Maine, > 

Portland, April 18, 1865. ) 

I certify that the following named persons have been duly enlisted and mustered into 

the service of the United States on the quota of Lebanon (sub. district) in this district: 



Names. 



C. H. Myers 

N. T. McDonald... 
Thos. McKinley . . . 

E. H. Nash 

A. H. Nichols 

F. Parker 

M. G. Pray 

John Pond 

E. Pies 

J. F. Rouch 

John Raines 

J. A. Silver 

Julius Stone 

Samuel G. Tucker.. 
George F. Taylor... 

John Ward 

S. Wilbur 

M. Williams 

D. Galium 

Timothy McDonald 



Recruit 
for which Reg't. 



Recruits, navy. 



Date of Muster. 



Returned to this office 
from A. A. P. M. G. at 
Augusta January 19, '65. 



Remarks. 



Mustered, 
for three years. 



Twenty persons in all. 



Charles H. Doughty, 
Capt. and Pro. Mar. First District Mustering Officer. 

By R. I. Hull, Clerk. 
STATE OF MAINE. 

York ss. — Supreme Judicial Court. 

Alfred, June 22, 1870. 

I hereby certify the within is a true copy of certificate attached to deposition now on 

file in this ofiice. 

Attest: (Signed) H. Fairfibld, Clerk. 



184 



PAPER CREDITS. 



GEEEJSTE. 

Papers annexed to the Deposition of Augustus Sprague, page 96. 

A. 

[Referred to, page 96.] 

Augusta, September 17, . 

Received of Col. Augustus Sprague five hundred fifty dollars. 

(Signed) Abby Farwell. 

B. 

[Referred to, page 96.] 
STATE OF MAINE. 

Headquarters, Adjutant General's Office, > 
Augusta, September 22, 1864. 5 

Capt. Fogler: 

In the apportionment of general naval credits, made by the Gov. the 16th inst., you 
will find two for the town of Greene. Yours truly, J. L. Hodsdon, A. G. 

I hereby certify that the above is a true copy. 

(Signed) Virgil H. Sprague. 



GEEEI^YILLE. 

Paper annexed to the Deposition of M. G. Shaw, page 97. 

A. 

[Referred to, page 97.] 

Augusta, Jan. 3, 1865. 
Received of the town of Greenville, by hand of M. G. Shaw, twelve hundred dollars 
for which I agree to put into the United States service three three-years' men to be 
credited on the quota of Greenville at Bangor, said men to be put in within the two 
coming days. 

(Signed) Sumner Barton. 

[2 cent U. S. Int. Rev. Stamp.] 



Pages 98 and 100. 



LITCHFIELD. 

Papers annexed to the Deposition of Thomas Holmes, 

A. 

[Referred to, pages 99 and 101,] 
STATE OF MAINE. 

Headquarters, Adjutant General's Ofijce, > 

Augusta, , 186 — . 5 

Credits to Litchfield. 



Names, 


Term 
of Service. 


Desigpation. 


Regiment. 




3 years. 

do. 

do. 

do. 
2 years. 


Substitute, 
Volunteer, 

do. 

do. 
Substitute. 






U.S. C.T, 


Henry Wilson 




John Lewis 




Charles H. Parks 





APPENDIX B. 



185 



Men in United States Navy allowed by Commissioners: 
Joseph Canata, Henry Currell, Augustus Dixinson, Charles L. Floury, James Frazier, 
Edward Gragore, Costellow D. Mason, John McCarty, Osten D. Sheldon, William 0. J. 
Springer, Alphonzo Wilcox. 

B. 

[Referred to, page 99.] 

Augusta, October 4, 1864. 
$1,000. Received of the town of Litchfield, by the hands of James Colby, one thou- 
sand ($1,000) dollars in full for ten (10) men quotaed on the town of Litchfield for this 
call of the President of the United States. 

Received payment, 
(Signed) G. M. Delany, 

[2 ct. U. S. I. Rev. Stamp.] October 22, 1864. 

Received the within ($1,000) one thousand dollars by town order. 

(Signed) James Colbt. 

Paper annexed to the Deposition of John Woodbury. 

c. 

[Referred to, page 101.] 

Provost Marshal's OlSce, Third District of Maine, ) 
Augusta, February 7, 1865. \ 

The following names were credited to the town of Litchfield under dates of December 
17th and December 30th, 1864: 



Names. 


Period. 


Names. 


Period. 


Samuel Jackson* 


3 years. 
2 years. 

do. 

do. 

do. 




2 years, 
do. 










do. 


Virginious Moulton 


Joseph McAllister 


do. 


Daniel Bell 


Henry Wilson* 


3 years. 



I certify that the above names have been credited to the town of Litchfield as above 
stated. 

(Signed) Jos. T. Woodward, Commissioner. 

[2 ct. U. S-. Inter. Rev. Stamp.] February 14, 1865. 

Received pay for the within men as follows : $325 per man for nine of them, amount 
twenty-nine hundred and twenty-five dollars, and for the other man three hundred dol- 
lars. I also have received three hundred dollars, the town bounty for substitutes, for the 
substitute procured for Daniel M. Emerson. 

(Signed) , James Colby. 



OHII^A. 

Pages 103 and 106. Paper annexed to the Deposition of Nathan Redlon, page 103. 

A. 

[Referred to, pages 104 and 107.] 
Received of the selectmen of the town of China sixteen hundred dollars in full for fur- 
nishing the following eight men in the United States navy towards the quota of said 



* Was allowed in reimbursement. 



24 



186 PAPER CREDITS. 

town of China, viz: F. L. Tobitt, C. L. Stevens, Henry Wilson, Patrick Berry, Robert 
D. Burns, William Hudson, Edmund Higgins, J. W. Murray. I guarantee that no city, 
town or plantation has any legal claim to said men to have them count on their quota, 

(Signed) G. M. Delany, 

" . 0. K. Yates. 

[2 ct. Inter. Rev. Stamp.] 

September 26, 1864. 

File of papers marked "F," annexed to the Deposition of A. H. Abbot. 

r (Package.) 

[Referred to, page 106.] 

OflBce of A. A. Provost Marshal General, > 
Augusta, Me., January 16, 1865. J 
The following credits have this day been made on the quota of China: G. H. S. Bick- 
man, C. N. Eldridge, Martin J. Fallau, Henry Green, George Hixon. Three years' men. 
Five in number. R. M. Littler, 

A. A. Prov. Mar. General and Sup't Vol. Rect'g Service. 
[2 ct. Inter. Rev. Stamp.] 

Received January 20, 1865, of selectmen of China twenty-two hundred dollars in full 
for the within named five men credited to said town, and I warrant that no city, town or 
plantation has any legal claim on them. Bought of D. T. Pike. 

(Signed) F. Kenrick, Je. 

Augusta, January 20, 1865. 

F (Package.) 

{Referred to, page 106.] 

OflBce of A. A. Provost Marshal General, > 
Augusta, Me., January 20, 1865. J 

The following credits have this day been made on the quota of China : Charles D. 

Bryant, Henry T. Bingham, W. Carr, N. F. Ford, D. Gibbon. For three years. Five 

in number. 

(Signed) R. M. Littler, 

A. A. Prov. Mar. General and Sup't Vol. Rect'g Service. 

F (Package.) 

[Referred to, page 106.] 

Augusta, January 23, 1865. 
Received of A. H. Abbot seventeen hundred and sixty dollars for the town of China in 
part pay for five three years' men credited on that town by me on the 20th of January. 
(Signed) F. Kenrick, Jr. 

[2 ct. Inter. Rev. Stamp.] 

F (Package.) 

[Referred to, page 106.] 
$440.00. A. H. Abbot, Esq. 

Please pay David Vickery or order four hundred and forty dollars, balance due on ten 
men quotaed on your town for three years by me. 

(Signed) F. Kenrick, Jr, 

Kendall's Mills, January 25, 1865. 

$440. Received four hundred and forty dollars. 

(Signed) D. Vickert. 



APPENDIX B. 



W 



]::TOEEIDaEWOOK. 

Papers annexed to the Deposition of Horatio N. Page, page 104. 

A. 

[Referred to, page 105.] 
Received September 7, 1864, of Horatio N. Page, six thousand dollars in full for men 



furnished by me on the quota of the town of Norridgewock. 
(Signed) 



A. B. Farwell. 



B. 

[Referred to, page 105.] * 

STATE OF MAINE. 

Headquarters Adjutant General's Office, ) 
Augusta, September 7, 1864. 5 

Col. Farwell, — The twelve naval enlistments furnished by you for Norridgewock are 

credited upon its quota. Yours truly, 

(Signed) John L. Hodsdon, Adj. General. 

[Referred to, page 105.] 



Name. 



Allen, Francis 

Aral, John 

Blair, Robert M... 

Casey, James 

Desmond, Dennis. . . 
Edwards, Charles E. 

Fogg, Thomas 

Gillen, Patrick .. .. 

Haley, Albert 

Heald, Daniel 

Johnson, Henry.. .. 
Yates, Andrew 



Age. 



24 
27 
21 
23 

26 
27 
20 
23 
21 
24 
26 
28 



Single. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

Married. 

do. 
Single, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 



Laborer, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 



R. Ship Ohio, 
do. . 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 



Names of twelve naval men procured of Col. A. B. Farwell, Augusta. 



D. 

[Referred to, page 106.] 

Provost Marshal's office, Third District of Maine, ) 
Augusta, February 20, 1865. ) 

I certify that Joseph W. Maxey and John Murphy have this day been credited on the 
quota of Norridgewock for three years, 

(Signed) A. P. Datis, 

Capt. and Provost Marshal. 



188 



PAPER CREDITS. 



PHILLIPS. 

Paper annexed to the Deposition of Benjamin Tarbox, page 109. 

A. 

[Referred to, page 110.] 
[2 ot. U. S. I. R. Stamp.] Auburn, February 1, 1865. 

Received of Benjamin Tarbox the sum of four thousand and fifty dollars in full for 
nine volunteers enlisted for three years and mustered into the United States service by 
proper authority and quotaed to the town of Phillips. 

(Signed) Herriman, Libby & Co. 

B. 

\_Referred to, page 110.] 

Auburn, February 15, 1865. 
Received of B. Tarbox thirteen hundred and fifty "1350" in full for three volunteers 
mustered into the United States service for three years and credited to the quota of the 
town of Phillips. 

(Signed) Herriman, Libby & Co. 

c. 

[Referred to, page 110.] 

Augusta, January 26, 1865. 
Received of the selectmen of the town of Phillips five thousand four hundred dollars 
for twelve three-years' men placed on the quota of said town ; which twelve men are 
already in the service, and we agree to warrant and defend said men to said town against 
the claims of all other towns or persons whatsoever. 
[2 ct. U. S. I. R. Stamp.] (Signed) Colby & Pike. 

D. 

[Referred to, page 110.] 

Provost Marshal's OflBce, 2d District, State of Maine, ) 
January 12, 1865. 5 

1 certify that the following named persons have been duly enlisted and mustered into 

the service of the United States, on the quota of Phillips (sub district) in this District, 

entry of which muster and quota has been made upon my records : 



Names. 



Recru 


its 






for which 


Reg't. 


Date of muster. 


Remarks. 


U. S. Marine Corps. 


Not known. 


3 years. 


do. 




do. 


do. 


do. 




do. 


do. 


do. 




do. 


do. 


do. 




do. 


do. 


do. 




do. 


do. 


do. 




do. 


do. 


do. 




do. 


do. 


do. 




do. 


do. 


do. 




do. 


do. 


do. 




do. 


do. 


do. 




do. 


do. 



John Mooner 

William 0. Brien.. 
Andrew C. Dowd.. 
Michael 0. Connor. 
John F. Peterman. 
Bernard Smith . . . 
Thomas Stewart . . . 
William Walsh . . . 
William Simmons . 
Bernard Schegan . 
William D. Mills . 
John R. Franklin. 



Twelve persons in all. 
(Signed) 



Nahum Morrill, 
Capt. and Prov. Marshal, 2d Dist., Mustering Officer. 



APPENDIX B. 



189 



SOUTHPOET. 

< 

Papers annexed to the Deposition of Daniel R. Matthews, page 110. 

A. 

[Referred to, page 111.] 

Office of A. A. Provost Marshal General, > 
Augusta, Me., January 30, 1865.- \ 

The following credits have this day been made on the quota of South port: .T. T. 

Harton, D. Hall, Gerge P. Foye, J. J. Giles, D. Hamlin, A. H. Hicks. Three years' 

men. Six in number. 

(Signed) R. M. Llttleb, 

A. A. Pro. Mar. General and Sup't Vol. Reot'g Service. 



B. 

[Referred to, page 111.] 

Provost Marshal's Office, Third District of Maine, ) 
Augusta, January 31, 1865. 5 

The following names were credited to the town of Southport, under date of January 

30, 1865 : 



Names. 


Period. 

3 years. 
do. 
do. 


Names. 


Period. 




J. J. Giles 


3 years, 
do. 


D. Hall 




George P. Foy 


A. H. Hicks 


do. 



I certify that the above names were credited to the town of Southport, as abova stated. 
(Signed) Jos. T. Woodward, Commissioner. 

c. 

[Referred to, page 111.] 

Augusta, Me., February 26th, 1865. 
Town of Southport to Lewis Tibbetts, Dr. 

For thirteen men mustered into United States service and credited to the quota of said 
town under the call of the President for three hundred thousand men, at the rate of two 
hundred and seventy-five dollars per man, 3575. 

Received pay. (Signed) Lewis Tibbetts. 



D. 

[Referred to, page 111.] 

Inhabitants of the town of Southport, to Lewis Tibbetts, Dr. 

To six three years' men mustered in and credited on said town's quota under the call 
of December 19th, 1864, as $450, $2700. Received pay. 

(Signed) Lewis Tibbetts. 

[2 cent U. S. Int. Rev. Stamp.] 



190 PAPER CREDITS. 

E. 

[Referred to, page 111.] 

Augusta, February 21st, 1865. 

$1500. Received of Thomas Marr, Jr., fifteen hundred dollars to get volunteers for 

the town of Southport. 

(Signed) Lewis Tibbetts. 

[2 cent U. S. Int. Rev. Stamp.] 



]^OETH BEEWICK 

Papers annexed to the Deposition of Haven A. Butler, pages 111. 

A. 

[Referred to, page 111.] 

Provost Marshal's Office, District, State of Maine, > 

October 19, 1864. 5 

I certify that the following named persons have been duly enlisted and mustered into the 
service of the United States, on the quota of North Berwick (sub district) in this District, 
entry of which muster and quota has been made upon my records for return to the Adju- 
tant General of Maine: A. C. Lewis, John Home, George Gilmore, Lewis A. Horton. 
Mustered in for three years. Four persons in all. 

(Signed) Charles H. Doughty, 

Capt. and Prov. Marshal, • District, Mustering Officer. 

Endorsement on the foregoing document "A." 
Received of H. A. Butler five hundred dollars for furnishing A. C. Lewis to said town 
of North Berwick, the same being received by balance due said Butler, October 11, 1864. 

(Signed) T. H. Hubbard. 

B. 

[Referred to, page 111.] 
Received of the town of North Berwick by Haven A. Butler, one of the committee of 
said town for filling the quota under the last call of the President of the United States, 
five hundred dollars per man for furnishing the following named recruits, credited to the 
town's quota, viz : 

1. Michael Ready Volunteer. Mustered for three years. September 13 th. 

2. John Keenan " " " " 13th. 

3. Charles R. Thompson Substitute. " " " 13th. 

4. John Butler " " " " 16th. 

5. Charles Parker " " " " 20th. 

6. John McDonald " " " " 20th. 

7. A. C. Lewis Navy Recruit. " " October 19th. 

8. John Horn " " " " 19th. 

9. George Gilman " " " " 19th. 

10. Lewis A. Horton " " " " 19th. 

11. Lawrence Kelley — Recruit. " " September 14th. 

12. John Harty Substitute. " " " 14th. 

13. Ira Demmon " " " November 26th. 

14. Edward Donelly " " " December 1st. 

15. James Hudson " " " " 2d. 

(Signed) T. H. Hubbard. 



APPENDIX B. X91 

C. 
{Referred to, page 111.] 

Provost Marshal's Office, First District, State of Maine, > 
Portland, October 14, 1864. 5 

To the selectmen of No. Berwick : 

Gentlemen — In addition to the " Town Certificates," we have recorded on our books 

the following names, they having shipped on board Receiving Ship Ohio, at Charlestown, 

Mass.: 1. A. C. Lewis, 3. George Gilman, 

2. John Home, 4. Lewis A. Horton. 

They will be credited as soon as they are approved at Washington, which will be in a 

few days. Yours, Resp't, C. H. Doughty, 

Capt. and Pro. Marshal, 1st Dist., Maine. 

By P.. I. Hull, Clerk. 



IvTEW POETLAI^TD. 

Papers annexed to the Deposition of Warren P. Dyer, page 115. 

A. 

[Referred to, page 115.] 

Augusta, December 24, 1864. 
$4880. Received of Warren P. Dyer four thousand and eight hundred and eighty 
dollars for putting sixteen men to the quota of the town of New Portland. 

(Signed,) Colby & Pike. 

[2 cent U. S. Int. Rev. Stamp.] 

B. 

[Referred to, pages 114 and 115.] 

OfiBce A. A. Provost Marshal General, ) 
Augusta, Me., December 24, 1864. 3 

The following credits have been received at this office, and will be allowed to the town 

of New Portland: Eight three years' men, U. S. Marine Corps; Eight one year's men, 

U. S. Marine Corps. 

(Signed) A. K. Dennison, Clerk in charge of Credits. 



THOMASTOK 

Papers annexed to the Deposition of Joseph H. Jacobs, page 115. 

A. 

[Referred to, page 116.] 

Office of A. A. Provost Marshal General, > 
Augusta, Me., January H, 1865. 5 

The following credits have this day been made on the quota of Thomaston: W. H. 

Bichop, Wm. Clements, Joseph Conant, L. F. Dodge, H. Dexter, J. Eddy, G. L. Fisher, 

P. Galvin, W. Howard, T. Kenan. Three years' men. Ten in number. 

(Signed) R. M. Littler, 

A. A. Pro. Mar. General and Supt. Vol. Rect'g Service. 



192 PAPER CREDITS. 

B. 

[Referred to, page 116.] 

' Office of A. A. Provost Marshal General, ) 

Augusta, Me., January 17th, 1865. j 

The following credits have this day been made on the quota of Thomaston: E. T. 

Craine, R.' Dunham, Charles McCarthy — for three years. Three in number. 

(Signed) R. M. Littler, 

A, A. Pro. Mar. General and Supt. Vol. Rect'g Service. 

c. 

[Referred to, page 116.] 

Augusta, January 17, 1865. 
$1260. Received of J. H. Jacobs twelve hundred and sixty dollars in full for town 
bounty for three men placed to the credit of Thomaston for three years. 

[2 cent U. S. Int. Rev. Stamp.] (Signed) J. H. Manlet. 

C. 

[Referred to, page 116.] 

Augusta, January 17, 1865. 
$4,300. Received of J. H. Jacobs forty-three hundred dollars, being town bounty for 
ten men assigned to Thomaston. 

[2 ct. U. S. I. Rev. Stamp.] (Signed) J. H. Manley. 

D. 

[Referred to, page 116.] 
Received, Augusta, January 17, 1865, of J. H. Jacobs, two hundred and ninety dol- 
lars for thirteen men furnished for quota of town of Thomaston by J. H. Manley, as per 
agreement with us at four hundred and fifty dollars per man. 
[2 ct. U. S. I. R. Stamp.] John Watts & Co. 

By R. R. Wall. 



Papers annexed to the Deposition of Moses R. Mathews, page 116. 

A. 

[Referred to, page 117.] 

Received of M. R. Mathews, chairman selectmen of the town of Warren ($4,700) four 
thousand seven hundred dollars, in part pay for furnishing fifteen men to count on the 
quota of Warren under the call of December, 1864, for three hundred thousand men, 
said men to be furnished for four hundred and thirty dollars a man, for three years, 
leaving a balance due C. T. Bean of seventeen hundred and fifty dollars. 

Warren, February 3, 1865. (Signed) C. T. Bean. 

[2 cent U. S. Int. Rev. Stamp.] 



APPENDIX B. 



193 



B. 

^Referred to, page 117.] 

Warren, February Y, 1865. 
Received of M. R. Mathews, chairman board selectmen of Warren, seventeen hundred 
and fifty dollars ($1750) being balance due me for furnishing fifteen (15) men to count 
on the quota of Warren under the call of December 19, 1864, for three hundred thousand 
men. (Signed) C. T. Beah.^ 

[2 cent U. S. Int. Rev. Stamp.] 



c. 

[Referred to, page 117.] 

Provost Marshal's Office, Third District of Maine, ) 
Augusta, January 27, 1865. 5 

The following names have been credited to the town of Warren, under date of January 
26th, 1865: 



Names. 


Period. 


Names. 


Period. 


Isaac Wood 


3 years. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 




3 years. 
do 


Henry C. Winger 




Daniel Connors 


Walter C. Clare 


do. 


James Cavanaugh 




do 


James B. Fowler 




do. 


John Fitzgerald 




do. 


James Shaw 


Charles J. 0. Hagan 


do. 



I certify that the above names have been credited to the town of Warren. 

(Signed) Jos. T.. Woodward, Commissioner. 



D. 

[Referred to, page 117.] 

Lewiston, Febraary 18, 1865. 
Friend Mathews: — You recollect that January 25 I agreed with C. T. Bean to put 15 ■ 
men on your town's quota, and was to be paid the next week. I left it with Capt. 
Cochrane to give receipt for money in case I was absent. I went to Augusta three times 
when Bean was expected and did not find him. I was there yesterday, and was 
informed that he was there the day before and only paid some $3000, saying that he 
should pay the rest when I filled my contract, which he says was to fill your quota. I 
have never seen him since I saw you, nor have I had any communication with him, and 
you know that I only agreed to put 15 men on your quota — would have put more on at 
tlie time if you would have had them. My object in writing you is to inquire if you 
want the men; if you do not I shall re-assign them as soon as I hear from you. I can 
get $650 per man. Please tell the bearer, Esq. Knowlton, whether you want the men 
or not. Yours in haste, 

(Signed) Z. R. Weight. 

(On the bottom in pencil was the following) : 

C. T. Bean, — Please pay A. K. P. Knowlton $375 and ho will give you receipt in part 
for 15 men put on town quota. 

(Signed in pencil) Z. R. Wright. 

25 



194 PAPER CREDITS. 

E. 

[Referred to, page 117.] 

Augusta, Me, May 21, 1865. 

Gentlemen: — I beg leave to call your attention to a matter connected with the filling 
of your last quota. When your agent, C. T. Bean, was here last winter he arranged for 
fifteen men of the United States Marine Corps for your quota — the arrangement being 
made with a Mr. Wright — but with the understanding that I was to furnish the men, I 
having the control of those credits. They were bona fide credits, and represented live 
men, the papers being officially endorsed in Washington and approved by the State 
authorities, as well as by Maj. Littler, A. A. Provost Marshal General of Maine. I 
furnished the men, and they were duly credited to Warren for three years. I was to 
receive $400 per man, Mr. Wright to have $35 each, making in all for Bean to pay 
$435. Subsequently, while I was sick, Bean came to Augusta and settled with one 0. 
V. Htggins, a man whom Bean never saw or heard of until long after the men were 
credited, and who was not a party to the contract, and had no right to settle for the 
men in any way. The amount paid to Higgins per man was $230, Higgins giving a 
receipt for it. Bean now refuses to pay the balance, although I understand that the 
town paid him enough to leave him a profit above the $435 he agreed to pay. So you 
see that the honest Bean put $3(^75 into his own pocket besides what the town paid him as 
agent. I have consulted good counsel and am informed that inasmuch as Bean was 
acting as an agent for the town for a specified purpose, the town can be held responsible 
for the acts of such agent, and that Bean, can be put through as a swmdler. It is 
certain that all he received above the $230 ho swindled out of somebody, either the town 
or myself. Before commencing any action in the case I thought proper to acquaint you 
with the facts, all of which can be proven, so that, if possible, you might have a chance 
to compel Bean to disgorge a part, if not all, of his ill-gotten gains. 

Trusting that you will take some action in the matter, 

I remain, very respectfully, your obedient servant, 
(Signed) G. P. Cochrane. 

To the selectmen of Warren. 

F. 

[Referred to, page 117.] 

Provost Marshal's Office, Third Discrict of Maine, ) 
Augusta, April 18, 1865. J 

To selectmen of Warren : 

Gentlemen, — I have the honor to inform you that R. J. Chapman has been credited on 
the quota of Warren instead of Henry A. Davis. I have the names of fifteen men who 
have been sworn in on the quota of Warren, and when they are finally mustered the 
quota of said town will be full. 

I am, gentlemen, very respectfully, your obedient servant, 
(Signed) Jos. T. Woodward, 

Commissioner in charge. 



APPENDIX B. 195 

PITTSFIELD. 

Paper annexed to the Deposition of H. B. Connor, page 118. 

A. 

[Referred to, page 118.] 

OflBce of A. A. Provost Marshal General, > 
Augusta, Me., January 17, 1865. J 
The following credits have this day been made on the quota of Pittsfield, 3d District. 
James Andre, J. Burns, John Bryan, W. R. Carey, W. H. Case, M. 0. Donnell, George 
S. Davis, J. Evans, E. Faithful, G, Goldsmith, J. T. Hemar, Patrick Keen, J. D. Lefton. 
Three years' men. 13 in number. 

(Signed) R. M. Littler, 

A. A. Prov. Mar. General and Sup't Vol. Rect'g Service. 

Michael Larkin, January 19, 1865; Frederick N. Donaldson, January 19, 1865; 
Patrick Mehan. . 

Received of the town of Pittsfield by the hand of Hiram B. Connor, for furnishing 
the (13) thirteen within named volunteers on the quota of Pittsfield, with the three 
above named volunteers, making in all sixteen in number, on the call of the President 
for three hundred thousand additional men of December, 1864, seven thousand and two 
hundred dollars. $7,200.00. 

(Signed) D. H. Brown. 

January 23, 1865. 

TEMPLE. 

Papers annexed to the Deposition of S. F. Small, page 118. 

A. 

[Referred to, page 119.] 

Lewiston, Me., August 31, 1864. 
Received — S. F. Small, four thousand dollars for ten men put upon the quota of Tem- 
ple under the call of the President of July 18, 1864. 

(Signed) G. M. Delany & Co. 

[Two 1 ct. U. S. I. Rev. Stamps.] 

B. 

[Referred to, page 120.] 

Auburn, January 17, 1865. 

Received of the selectmen of Temple, by the hand of Samuel F. Small, seven hundred 
and fifty dollars for two men credited to the quota of said town for three years. 

$750. (Signed) G. M. Delany & Co. 

[2 ct. U. S. I. R. Stamp.] 

c. 

[Referred to, page 120.] 

Ofiice of A. A. Provost Marshal General, ) 
Augusta, Me., January 14, 1865. 5 

The following credits have this day been made on the quota of Temple, Second District. 
J. 0. Brown, Daniel Capron. Three years' men. Two in number. 

(Signed) R. M. Littler, 

A. A. ProT. Mar. General and Sup't Vol. Rect'g Service. 



196 



PAPER CREDITS. 



Provost Marshal's Office. — Auburn, January 17, 1865. 
The within names have been received at this office. 

(Signed) Nahum Morrill, . 

Capt. and Prov. Mar., 2d Dist., Maine. 

[Referred to, page 120.] 

Provost Marshal's Office, Second Dist. of Maine, > 
Auburn, February 15, 1865, ) 

I certify that it appears by the records of this office that the quota of Temple under 

call of December 19, 1864, is full, 

(Signed) Nahitm Morrill, 

Capt. and Pro. Mar., 2d Dist, of Maine. 



MEXICO. 

Papers annexed to the Deposition of John Laerabee, page 121. 

A, 

[Referred to, page 121.] 

Provost Marshal's Office, 2d District of Maine, > 
January 11, 1865, 3 

I certify that the following named persons have been duly enlisted and mustered into 

the service of the United States, on the quota of Mexico, (sub district) in this District, 

entry of which muster and quota has been made upon my records : 



Names, 



John Forward , . 

Henry N. Thompson , 

Henry Jefery 

Phillip Wright 



Recruits 
for which Reg't. 



U, S, Marine Corps, 
do, 
do, 
do. 



Date of muster. 



Not known, 
do, 
do, 
do. 



Remarks. 



3 years, 
do, 
do. 
do. 



Four persons in all. 
(Signed) 



NAHtiM Morrill, 
Capt., and Prov, Marshal, 2d Dist,, Mustering Officer. 



B, 

[Referred to, page 121,] 

Auburn, January 20, 1865, 
Received of Mr, John Larrabee of Mexico, the sum of eighteen hundred dollars ($1800) 
in full for four volunteers mustered into the United States service for three years and 
credited to the quota of said Mexico, 

(Signed) Herriman, Libby & Co. 

[2 cent U, S. Int. Rev. Stamp,] 



APPENDIX B. 



197 



STOW. 

Papers annexed to the Deposition of Alfred A. Eastman of Chatham, N. H., page 125. 

A. 

[Referred to, page 126.] 

Return of persons residents or liable to enrolment and military duty in the town of 
Stow who are in the service of the United States navy. 



Names. 



Nathaniel W. Silloway, 

Varney Kenney 

J. Hill 





Married 


Age. 


or 




Single. 


27 


Single. 


22 


do. 


27 


do. 



Occupation 

when 

enlisted. 



Carpenter. 

Laborer. 

do. 



Where 
enlisted. 



PortlandjMe 
do. 
do. 



In what ves- 
sel comme'cd 
service or 
now serving. 



R. S. Ohio, 
do. 
•do. 



Remarks 



We, the municipal officers of the town of Stow, do certify that to the best of our 
knowledge and belief this return presents a correct exhibit of the enlisted seamen in the 
United States from the said town of Stow. 

(Signed) James A. Bemis, 

Stow, Aug. 6, 1864. 



aIfSd'^aStman, \ Selectmen of town of Stow. 



B. 

[Referred to, page 126.] 

Return of persons resident or liable to enrolment and military duty in the town of 
Stow who are in the service in the United States navy. 



Names. 


Age. 


Married 

or 
Single. 


Occupation 

when 

enlisted. 


Where 
enlisted. 


In what ves- 
sel comme'cd 

service or 
now serving. 


Remarks. 


J. F. Salvador 

M. Sullivan 


28 
23 


Single, 
do. 


Cooper. 
Laborer. 


Portland, Me 
do. 


.R. S. Ohio, 
do. 





We, the municipal oiEcers of the town of Stow, do certify that to the best of our 
knowledge and belief this return presents a correct exhibit of the enlisted seamen in 
service of the United States from the said town of Stow. 



(Signed) 
(Signed) 



itTEl,™!"?' }=«>•«'■»» -f'*'"- 



c. 

[Referred to, page 126.] 

Augusta, Me., August 13, 1864. 
Selectmen of Stow : 

Gents, — I send you by mail a duplicate of the names and numbers of the men that we 
have put in on your town's quota, and they have been credited at the Provost Marshal's 
oflSoe to your town, and we have received nine hundred dollars for the men. This dupli- 
cate you will want to keep for your own use. Yours with respects, 

(Signed) G. M. Delant & Co. 



198 PAPER CREDITS. 

D. 

[Referred to, page 126.] 

Office Act'g Ass't Provost Marshal General, > 
Augusta, Me., January 14, 1865. 5 

The following credits have this day been made on the quota of Stow, Second District: 

L. Thaxter, J. Blackwell, F. Daily. Three years' men. Three in number. 

(Signed) R. M. Littler, 

A. A. Pro. Mar. General and Supt. Vol. Rect'g Service. 

Provost Marshal's Office, Auburn, .January 17, 1865. 
The within names have been received at this office. 

(Signed) Nahtjm Morrill, 

Capt. and Provost Marshal 2d District of Maine. 



Paper annexed to the Deposition of Danford Carroll, page 126. 

A. 

[Referred to, page 127.] 

Office of A. A. Provost Marshal General, ) 
Augusta, Me., January 18, 1865. 5 

The following credits have this day been made on tho quota of Union: John A. Lewis, 

Wilder McMitchell, Philip Manning, E. L. Noyes, W. Sexton, T. Sullivan, J. Cass, T. 

Caldwell, Dennis Driscoll, John Desmond, A. Frazeir, Albert N. Greene, C. T. Harkins, 

I. Irvine — for three years. 14 in number. 

(Signed) R. M. Littler, 

A. A. Prov. Mar. General and Sup't Vol. Rect'g Service. 



YASSALBORO\ 

Papers annexed to the Deposition of Orrick Hawes, page 127. 

A. 

[Referred to, page 127.] 

Vassalboro', January 14, 1865. 
Received of the selectmen of the town of Vassalboro', six thousand two hundred sixty- 
nine dollars ($6,269.00) and town order for six thousand seven hundred and thirty-one 
($6,731.00), and town order for five hundred dollars ($500.00) on account of money 
advanced for men, thirty in number, to fill the quota of said town under the late call for 
300,000 men. 
[2 ct. U. S. I. R. Stamp.] (Signed) Ira D. Sturgis. 



APPENDIX B. 

B. 



199 



[Referred to, page 128.] 

Provost Marshal's Office, Third District of Maine, 
Augusta, January 9, 1865. 

List of Da.mes credited to the town of Vassalboro' under date of January 5, 1865: 



Names. 



Period. 



Argus Peters 

John Ford 

John Tyler 

James Alexander. . 

Jacob Beck 

Joseph Eckert .... 

Erastus Til ley 

Charles Williams. . 
Andrew Coffee .... 

John Brown 

Patrick Barry 

Richard S. Dolly. . 
William Kelley... 
Charles A. Stevens, 
Miles M. Oriatt... 



Names. 



Period. 



William M. Smith.... 

George N. Auger 

George W. Brandfield. 

.Jere 0, Gregg 

Theodore R. Harris. . . 
Absalom N. Ingersoll. 
William J. Johnston . . 
Joseph L. Peasley . . . . 

Alexander Grant 

James McClure 

.James Brown 

Preston Cannard 

William Gibbons 

Ashley Hendrick 

John Kremer 



1 years, 
do. 
do. 
.do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 



I certify that the above list is correct, and that the above named persons are credited 
to the town of Vassalboro'. 

(Signed) Jos. T. Woodward, Commissioner. 



PARSOI^SFIELD. 

Papers annexed to the Deposition of John Brackett, 2d, page 128. 

A. 

[Referred to, page 129.] 

Provost Miirshal's Office, First District, State ofMaine, ) 
Portland, October 20, 1864. 5 

I certify that the following named persons have been duly enlisted and mustered into the 
service of the United States, on the quota of Parsonsfield, (sub district) in this District, 
entry of which muster and quota has been made upon my records for return to the Adju- 
tant General of Maine: James Mayhew, Geo. W. Stanley, Sylvester Robinson, Thomas 
Gray, John McCofFer, Charles Perkins, Bryan McDermott, Joseph Miller, Stephen Bore- 
man, John Flowers. Mustered in for three years. Ten persons in all. 
(Signed) Charles H. Doughty, 

Capt. and Prov. Marshal, 1st District, Mustering OflBcer, 

B. 

[Referred to, page 129.] 

Provost Marshal's Office, First District, State of Maine, ) 
Portland, October 20, 1864. J 

[3 cent U. S. Int. Rev. Stamp.] 

Received of the town of Parsonsfield four thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars, 
per hand of John Brackett, Esq., in full for ten men furnished said town as per agree- 
ment with said Brackett & Pendexter. $4,850.00. 

(Signed) John N, Stimsoh. 



200 PAPER CREDITS. 

WALES. 

Pages 134 and 140. Papers annexed to the Deposition of Otis W. Fabyan, page 134. 

A. 

[Referred to, page 135,] 

Augusta, August 4, 1864. 

I, G, M. Delany, do agree with Otis W. Faban of Wales to put five men on his town 
of Wales for the sum of four hundred dollars, eighty dollars per man, to put on before 
first day of September, 1864. We agree to the above. 

(Signed) G. M. Delany, 

" 0. K. Yates. 

[2 ct. U. S. I. Stamp, cancelled.] 

B. 

[Referred to, page 135,] 

Augusta, August 27, 1864, 
Mr. Faban or Small, please pay to Frank Davis the full premium for five men $2,000 
dollars; it will be the same as if you paid it to me. He is one of the company. 

Yours, (Signed) Q. M. Delany, 

" 0. K. Yates, 

" F. Davis. 

[2 ct. U. S. I. Stamp, cancelled.] Lewiston, August 29, 1864. 

Received — Otis W. Fabyan twelve hundred dollars in full payment for three men pro- 
cured by me, and put upon the quota of the town of Wales. Men in the navy, their 
names now in the Provost Marshal's at Lewiston. Also, if they should be claimed by 
any other town we agree to put men in their place or refund the money. 

(Signed) G. M. Delany & Co. 

Witness, (Signed) B. Turner. Per Davis. 



WALDOBOEO\ 

Papers annexed to the Deposition of S. W. Jackson, page 136. 

A. 

[Referred to, page 136.] 

STATE OF MAINE. 

Headquarters Adjutant General's Office, ) 
Augusta, September 17, 1864. 3 

Col. Farwell, — The ten (10) men furnished by you for the town of Waldoboro' are 
duly credited upon its quota for present call. 

(Signed) John L. Hodsdon, Adj. General. 

Received of S. W. Jackson fifty-six hundred twenty-five dollars- in full for the above 
ten men. 
[2 cent U. S. I. Stamp, cancelled.] (Signed) J. H. Manley. 



APPENDIX B. 201 

B. 

[Referred to, page 136.] 

Augusta, September 22, 1864. 
Received of S. W. Jackson ten hundred and fifty dollars for three men assigned to the 
quota of Waldoboro'. 
[2 ct. U. S. I. Stamp, cancelled.] (Signed) J. H. Manley. 

c. 

[Referred to, page 136.] 

Office A. A. Provost Marshal General, 1 

Augusta, Me., September 21, 18G4. 5 

This certifies that three (3) men not heretofore credited to the town of Waldoboro' have 

this day been credited to that town on the records of this oflice, and will be included in 

the report of credits from this office to the Provost Marshal of the District to-night. 

(Signed) W. H. Foglek, Capt. and Inspector. 

D. 

[Referred to, page 137.] 

Augusta, September 24, 1864. 
Received of S. W. Jacljson eight hundred dollars for two one year's men, credited this 
day to Waldoboro'. (Signed) J. H. Manley. 

E. 

[Referred to, page 137.] 

Augusta, September 24, 1864. 
Received of S. W. Jackson eleven hundred and fifty dollars for two three years' men, 
credited this day to Waldoboro'. (Signed) A. B. Farwell, 

[2 ct, U. S. I. Stamp, cancelled.] By J H. Manley. 

F. 

• [Referred to, page 137.] 

Office A. A. Provost Marshal General, ) 

Augusta, Me., September 24, 1864. \ 
This certifies that four additional credits not heretofore allowed, are credited to Wal- 
doboro', and will be so reported to the Provost Marshal of the District in the report of 
credits from this office to-day. (Signed) W. H. Fogler, 

Capt. and Inspector to A. A. Pro. Mar. Gen. of Maine. 

H. 

[Referred to, page 137.] 

Office of A. A. Provost Marshal General, > 
Augusta, Me., September 27, 1864. J 

This certifies that six men not heretofore credited to Waldoboro', 3d Cong. District, 
have been this day credited to that town on the records of this office and will be so re- 
ported on the statement of credits to the Provost Marshal of the District to-day. 

(Signed) W. H. Fogler, Capt. and Inspector. 

G. 

[Referred to, page 137.] 

Received, September 27, 1864, for the above men three thousand six hundred dollars 
paid by M. M. Rawson. (Signed) A. B. Fabwell. 

26 



202 



PAPER CREDITS. 



I. 

[Referred to, page 138,] 

Provost Marshal's Office, Third District of Maine, > 
Augusta, December 22, 1864. 3 

I certify that there has b»en this day received and credited to the town of Waldoboro' 

(20) twenty men. 

(Signed) Jos. T. Woodward, Commissioner. 



[Referred to, page 138.] 

Augusta, December 27, 1864. 
$6,000. Received of Samuel AV. Jackson, one of the selectmen of the town of Wal- 
doboro', six (6) thousand dollars in payment of twenty men placed upon the quota of 
said town. (Signed) Colby & Pike. 

[2 ct. U. S. I. Stamp, cancelled.] 

K. 

[Referred to, page 138.] 

The following General Credits of the State of Maine in the United States Marine 
Corps are credited to the following towns : 



Names. 



William Parker Marine Corps. 

William H. Batts 

Edward Prince 

Walter Sniffins 

Patrick Lynch '. 

Alex. Logan 

John Sutton 

Franklin Evans 

Charles J. Grimes 

Calvin Munger 

James Benney 

Charles B. blanderbilla 

Jerry Brett 

Charles Fisher 

William H. Oakes 

Henry Busher 1 

Daniel Boyd 

G. W. Henois 

John Hoban 

James Bradley 



What service. 


Period. 


Marine Corps. 


3 years. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


. do. 


do. 


• do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


1 vear. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 



Quota of. 



Waldoboro', 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
dd. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 



WESTPOET. 

Paper annexed to the Deposition of James McCarty, page 138. 
A. 

[Referred to, page 139.] 

Augusta, June 29, 1864. 
Received of the town of Westport, by hand of James McCarty, Jr., one of the 
selectmen of said town, five hundred and ten dollars for the following named in men in 



APPENDIX B. 203 

navy of United States, to go upon the quota of said town of Westport, viz: George C. 
Arnold, Wm. H. Manuel, John Lee, John Murphy, Frank Jones, George W. Sawtelle; 
and I hereby agree that should any of the above named men be claimed by any other 
town or state and held legally by said claimants, to refund to said town of Westport the 
above sum of five hundred and ten dollars, or in that proportion for any one of said men 
so claimed and held. 

(Signed) Geo. M. Delant. 

Augusta, June 29, 1864. 



JEFFEESOK 

Paper annexed to the Deposition of Artell Hall of Newcastle, page 141. 

A. 

[Referred to, page 141.] 

Augusta, September 9, 1864. 
Received of the town of Jefferson, by the hands of Artell Hall, Esq., 4600, forty-six 
hundred dollars, in full for twelve men quotaed on said town of Jefferson. 

(Signed) G. M. Delany. 

" 0. K. Yates. 

P. S. — If the said men do not answer on the quota under the last call of the President 
for 500,000 men, I, G. M. Delany and 0. K. Yates, will pay back to said town of Jeffer- 
son the amount of money pay to us by said town, or in proportion for whatever men is 
claimed. 
Given at Augusta September 9th, 1864. 

(Signed) Geo. M. Delany. 

" 0. K. Yates. 

Witness— Artell Hall. 

[Five cent U. S. Int. Stamps cancelled.] 



MATnTCHESTER 

Paper annexed to the Deposition of Sullivan Kilbreth, page 143. 

A. 

[Referred to, page 143 ] 

Augusta, August 15, 1864. 
Received of the selectmen of the town of Manchester, pay in full for the following 
named men, quota on the said town of Manchester: J. Benson, J. Bennett, John Cava- 
ley, Hugh Dunford, W. R. Daley, Peter Fellen, T. J. Se^net. Received twenty-one 
hundred dollars in full payment for the within named men. 

(Signed) G. M. Delany. 



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WISCASSET. 

Papers annexed to the ]peposition of Isaac H. Coffin, page 145. 
A. 

[Referred to, page 145.] 

Augusta, September 1, 1864. 
$1,900. Received of the town of Wiscasset, by the hands of Isaac H. Coffin, nine- 
teen hundred dollars in full payment for sixteen men put upon their town's quota, 

(Signed) • G. M. Delany & Co. 

[2 cent U. S. Stamp, cancelled.] 

B. 

[Referred to, page 145.] 
[2 ct. U. S. Stamp, cancelled.] 

$300. Received of Isaac H. Coffin, selectman, three hundred dollars in (full) of men 
furnished towards the quota of the town of Wiscasset. 

(Signed) I. W. Reed. 

Augusta, Sept. 17, 1864. 



A'NSO'N. 

Papers annexed to the Deposition of Albert Mooke, page 147. 



[Referred to, page 147.] 

Received of Albert Moore, for the town of Anson, seven thousand seven hundred 
dollars for putting in thirteen men on the quota of said Anson under the last call of the 
President, as follows: Wm. B. Cook, Trank Martin, George Marsh, Wm. A. Devine, 
Henry Davis, James Clapp, James Connell, Thomas Mullen, Hiram Colby, James 
Murphy, John Smith, Thomas Maugin and Richard Williams. 

(Signed) George M. Delany. 

'" 0. K. Yates. 

" Frank Davis. 

Augusta, October 12, 1864. [2 cent U. S, Int. Stamp, cancelled.] 

B. 

[Referred to, page 148.] 

Augusta, January 12, 1865. 
$2700. Received of Albert H. Moore, one of the selectmen of Anson, twenty-seven 
hundred dollars in payment for six three years' men quotaed upon said town. 

[2 ct. TJ. S. I, Stamp, cancelled.] (Signed) Pike & Colby. 



APPENDIX B. 



205 



c. 

"~^ [Referred to, page 148.] 

Provost Marshal's Office, Third District of Maine, ) 
Augusta, January 12, 1865. 3 

The following names were credited to the town of Anson, under date of January 9, 
1865: 



Names. 


Period. 


Names. 


Period. 




3 years, 
do. 
do. 


Patrick Train 


3 years. 
do. 


Alfred A. Thatcher 




Edwin G. Hoyt 


George W. Brown 


do. 



I certify that the above names were credited to the town of Anson. 

(Signed) Jos. T. Woodward, Commissioner. 



WIJ^SLOW. 

Papers annexed to the Deposition of Coi/By C. Cornish, page 149. 

•A. 

[Referred to, page 150.] 

Provost Marshal's Office, Third District of Maine, ) 
Augusta, January 10, 1865. \ 

The following names were credited to the town of Winslow under date of January 9, 
1865: • 



Names. 


Period. 

3 years. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 


Names. 


Period. 




Charles Seaman 

James M. Roche 


3 years, 
do. 






do. 


John I. Curtis 


Patrick McCabe 


do. 


John Cassidy 

Timothy Kelley 


Charles Forad 

Michael Kennedy 


do. 
do. 



Jos. T. Woodward, Commissioner. 



I certify that the above is correct. 
(Signed) 

I certify the above to be a true copy. 

A. C. Walker, Clerk of Com. of Investigation. 
Augusta, Nov. 1, 1870. 

B. 

[Referred to, page 150.] 
5,280 Augusta, January 10th, 1865. 

Received of C. C. Cornish, one of the selectmen of the town of Winslow, five thou- 
sand two hundred and eighty dollars, for twelve three years' men placed upon the quota 
of the town of Winslow. 

[2 ct. Stamp, cancelled.] (Signed) Pike & Colby. 

Augusta, Nov. 1, 1870. 
I certify the above to be a true copy. 

A. C. Walker, Clerk of Com. of Investigation. 



206 PAPER CREDITS. 



WII^THEOP. 

Papers annexed to the Deposition of C. A. Wing, page 154. 

A. 

[Referred to, page 154.] 
STATE OF MAINE. 

Headquarters, Adjutant General's Office, ) 
Augusta, September 8, 1864. 5 

Col, Farwell, — The six men furnished by you for the town of Winthrop have been duly 
credited on the quota of that town under the present call. 

(Signed) John L. Hodsdon, A. Gen'I. 

[2 cent U. S. I. Stamp, cancelled.] 
Received three thousand dollars for the above. 

(Signed) A. B. Farwell. 

September 8, 1864. 

B. 

[Referred to, page 154.] 

STATE OF MAINE. 

Headquarters, Adjutant General's Office, ) 
Augusta, September 15, 1864. 3 

Col. Farwell, — The three additional men presented by you for the quota of the town 

of Winthrop, have been duly credited to its quota upon the present call. 

(Signed) John L. Hodsdon, Adj't Gen'I. 

[2 ct. U. S. I. Stamp, cancelled.] 
Received of Col. Wing fifteen hundred dollars for above. 

(Signed) A. B. Farwell. 

September 15, 1864. 

c. 

[Referred to, page 154.] 

STATE OF MAINE. 

Headquarters, Adjutant General's Office, > 
Augusta, September 16, 1864. 5 

Col. Farwell, — The two additional men furnished by you for Winthrop have been duly 
credited upon the quota of that town. 

(Signed) John L. Hodsdon, A. Gen'I. 

[2 ct. U. S. I. Stamp, cancelled.] 
Received for above me (men?) one thousand dollars. 

(Signed) A. B. Farwell. 

September 16, . 



APPENDIX B. 207 

D. 

[Referred to, page 155,] 

STATE OF MAINE. 

Headquarters, Adjutant General's Office, > 
Augusta, September 15, 1864, J 

J. H. Manley, Esq. — The three men presented by you for the quota of the town of 

Winthrop under the present call have been duly credited that town upon the records of 

this office. 

(Signed) John L. Hodsdon, Adj't Gen'I. 

[2 ct. U. S. I. Stamp, cancelled.] 
Received of Charles A. Wing fifteen hundred dollars for the above three men. 

(Signed) J, H. Manley, 

E. 

[Referred to, page 155.] 

Office of A, A. Provost Marshal General, ) 
Augusta, Me., September 20, 1864, 5 

This certifies that four men not heretofore credited to the town of Winthrop, nor in- 
cluded in Gen. Hodsdon's Return to this office, have been this day credited to that town 
on the records of this office and will be included in the next report of credits from this 
office to the Provost Marshal of the District. 

(Signed) W, H. Fogler, 

Capt. and Inspector to A. A, Pro. Mar, Gen. of Maine. 

Augusta, September 21, 1864. 
Received of Charles A. Wing sixteen hundred dollars for four men. 

(Signed) J, H, Manley. 

[2 ct, 0, S, I. Stamp, cancelled ] 



BEISTOL. 

Paper annexed to the Deposition of Arnold Blaney, page 158. 



[Referred to, page 160.] 

Pike, 2 years, 

1. David Crossman, 8, Hugh Carrigan, 

2. Davis P. Smith, 9. Bernard Groves, 

3. Charl^ Michel, 10. Frank MoCuUough, 

4. Charles Morrison, 11. John Shirley, 

5. William Morton, 12. Patrick Scanlon, 

6. Charles Myers, 13. Oliver Wallace, 

7. Seth Wood, 



APPENDIX C. 



DEPOSITIONS OF BROKERS, 

AND PAPERS ANNEXED THERETO. 



Augusta, Me., Wednesday, Sept. 28, 1870. 
JosiAH H. Gebelt of China, sworn and examined. 

By Mk. TALBOT. 

Q. Did you furnish fifteen men to tlie officers of the town of Palermo to 
fill a quota of that town for 1864? 

A. I will state what I did do. One of the selectmen of that town — O. C. 
Greely — came to me before the call was made — I forget what time — before the 
call was made, to know if I could get him some men in the event of a call. I 
told him if I had an opportunity I would do so. I had previously assisted 
to fill our town's quota — China. Some time during the summer of 1864 I met 
a man by the name of Norton, of Buxton, who wanted to know of me if I did 
not want some men for our town. He told me if I wanted some he could 
furnish them. He said he was somehow — I do not recollect how — connected 
with a United States government officer recruiting for the navy in Portland. 
I told him the officers of the town adjoining where I lived had spoken to me 
for some men, and I thought that they would like to get some. I don't re- 
member all the conversation that was made at that time, but there was no trade 
made at that time. I went back in the course of a few days and saw O. C. 
Greely and told him the conversation which I had had with Mr. Norton. He 
wanted to know about how high the men would come to the town. I told him 
that after paying the man that I had had talk with, and what trouble it would 
be to me, it would come to about $200 per man. He expressed himself as sat- 
isfied with that, and said he would see the rest of the board. ''The result of the 
matter was that he afterwards told me that they would take the men. I don't 
know that the number was specified — think it was not. I afterwards met Mr. 
Norton in Augusta and told him that the town would take some men of him. 
We had considerable talk in regard to it. I recollect that during the talk with 
him he said that they had enlisted some men that were not assigned to any 
town, and that he could assign them to our town — Palermo. I told him that I 



APPENDIX C. 209 

liad rather have the-men enlisted for our town, for I was afraid that if he as- 
signed them, some other town would claim them, and I had rather he would 
enlist some men for the town which he knew were foreigners. He told me 
that he thought he could make arrangements with Mr. Heath to do so, and that 
as they were enlisting men every day it would make no difference. This is 
the substance of the talk that we had at that time. The next conversation 
that I remember that I had with him was in Poj'tland. He took me to Mr. 
Heath's office in Portland. We had considerable talk in regard to the matter, 
and the result of it was that I told him to enlist about a dozen men for the 
quota of the town of Palermo. I think during this conversation there was 
something said in regard to the men which had been previously enlisted and 
were not assigned. I repeated to him in substance the conversation which I 
had with Norton. When we closed the trade, the agreement that I made was 
that I was not to pay tliem until the town of Palermo was satisfied that the 
men would count uj)on their quota, and would not be claimed by other towns, 
and would pay me, then I was to pay them. When I left Portland my under- 
standing was that the}' were to give me some new men. Whether that was 
their understanding of the trade or not I do not know. I came back to China, 
and in a sho^^J; time I had a letter from one of the parties, giving the names of 
two or three persons as credited on the quota of Palermo. I afterwards re- 
ceived other letters, I cannot tell how many ; but the names were sent to »ie 
in as many as four letters I think. Shortly — sometime after — I will state, 
however, as I go on that those names as they were sent to me, were handed to 
Mr. Greeljr. Sometime after this a letter was received from the Adjutant 
General stating that one of these men was claimed by the city of Portland. 
By request of one of the selectmen I came to Augusta in regard to it, and 
made inquiries about the man of the Adjutant General, and am very positive 
that I found that man was enlisted for the town of Palermo by his enlisting 
papers. The result of the matter was that the man remained on the quota of 
Palermo. I don't recollect the man's name. Norton, through Heath, fur- 
nished thirteen men, I think, and gave me their names, and I think I gave 
them all to Mr. Greely. 

Q. What did you pay for these men? 

A. I think I paid Mr. Heath $80 per man and Mr. Norton $80 per man, 
making $1G0 per man. 

Q. Did you or not receive $200 per man of the town of Palermo ? 

A. I did ; the difference being for my trouble. 

Q. Did you prepare a return of persons in Palermo in the United States 
navy and put in it the names of the thirteen men so purchased for the purpose 
of having it signed and certified by the selectmen of Palermo ? 

A. I do not remember whether I made it out or not. 

Ct Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. Please look at this paper, dated August 1, 1864, and state if you made 
it out and handed it to said selectmen for their signatures, or either of them? 

A. Well, that looks like my hand writing. I think the filling out of the 
paper is in my hand writing. 

2^ 



210 PAPER CREDITS. 

Bv Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Are the names enumerated in said paper the names of persons known 
to you, and of residents of the town of Palermo? 

A. I don't know that I ever saw one of them, nor were they residents of 
Palermo to my knowledge. 

Q. Do you wish to make any explanation in reference to the preparing and 
delivery of said paper? 

A. I do not reme,mber of ever preparing or delivering it, but rememb^ 
distinctly of seeing the blanks. The first knowledge I had of them was re- 
ceiving these blanks from Mr. Norton, accompanied by a letter stating that in 
order to have these naval men credited, it was necessary for the selectmen to 
sign these blanks. I had never had anything to do with naval men before, and 
knew nothing of the requirements of the Adjutant General's office. I took the 
blanks to Mr. Greely. He expressed himself as unable to tell whether he 
ought to sign the blanks or not, and it was suggested to make enquiries of the 
Adjutant General or some of the clerks, or of the, Governor, and Greely after- 
wards told me that he did call on one of them. 

J. H. GPtEELY. 



Augusta, Me., Tuesday, November 8, 1870. 
George M. Delany of Augusta, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. 1. Were you employed as a broker in the purchase or sale of recruits 
during the war of the rebellion ? 

A. I was, sir. 

Q. 2. Where was your office or place of business? 

A. On Water street, Augusta. 

Q. 3. Were you alone in such business, or had you a partner or partners ? 
If yea, state their names. 

A. I had partners a part of the time, and a part of the time I was alone. I 
had partners from August 27, 1861 to March 3, 1865; previous to that I was 
alone. My partners were 0. K. Yates, formerly of Lewiston, Prank Davis of 
Augusta and Henry A. Williams of Monmouth. The style of the firm was 
G. M. Dclafly & Co. 

Q. 4. Were any other persons, directly or indirectly, interested in your 
business? If so, give their names. 

A. Several, sir. I have done business with men in Kittcry. Their firm 
style was Perkins & Co., New England Substitute Brokers. I have done busi- 
ness with J. P. Heath of Portland, and with J. H. Manley of Augusta. I have 
done business with Littler when he was in the Provost Marshal's office here, 
and with Henry A. Williams when he was Commissioner of Enrolment, and 
with Capt. Charles Holmes when he was mustering officer and paymaster. My 
business with the firm in Kittery was sending men to be enlisted in the navy, 



APPENDIX C. 211 

and when they were enlisted the certificate would be sent back to me and we 
would divide the profits, which were sometimes as high as two or three hundred 
dollars. I have made as high as $300 on a certificate of credit of a man — 
sometimes not more than $25, and sometimes I have lost on them. I have 
received men from Major Littler that went to him to enquire about enlisting, 
and he returned them to me with a letter and I enlisted them, quotaed them, 
deposited the amount of the contract -with the men with the mustering officer, 
and sold the credit to some town and divided the profits with Major Littler. I 
cannot tell how much I have paid Littler, but perhaps from two thousand dol- 
lars to five thousand dollars, while he was here. Mauley's business with me 
was for the most part for collecting premiums for recruits from |government, 
and for swearing in men as Justice of the Peace. Manley had a commission 
of from five to ten per cent., I don't remember exactly. This was all the 
business I had with him, except I bought six navy men of him^ at one time. 
Sometimes I would come here on the train with a hundred men or more after 
office hours, and I would prevail on Capt. Holmes to muster them for me and 
I would pay him for it. I paid him in all somewhere in the neighborhood of 
$1,500 or $2,000. 

Q. 5. Was there any person or corporation that furnished you at any time 
with money or credit in the business, or to whom you were authorized to refer? 

A. No, sir. I have borrowed money on my own individual credit of the 
Granite Bank, with which I was a depositor — large amounts. 

Q. 6. Did you furnish men to the officers of the town of China, to be allowed 
on the quotas of that town under any of the calls of 1864 ? If yea, hew many, 
and with what person did you negotiate ? 

A. I think I did, sir. I think I furnished fifteen men for them on one call 
if [I] remember right. I think I negotiated with Mr. A. H. Abbot, and there 
was another man who used to come with him — I don't remember his name. I 
think I let them have men under two calls — I think some navy men and some 
recruits. I cannot now name the navy men; I have had a list of them. I re- 
ceived the list from the mustering officer on board the P.eceiving Ship Ohio in 
Boston harbor. I think there were eight or ten of the navy men. 

Q. 7. Did you, or your firm, or any person in your employ, enlist, or cause 
to be enlisted, either or all of said men? If so, state their names, when and 
where you did so, into what service — naval or military — and what sum you ex- 
pended in all therefor. 

A. No, sir, I did not enlist them, and they were not enlisted by nsy agents. 
They were enlisted for no town in particular. 

Q. 8. If you did not enlist them, when, how, and where did you obtain them ? 
• A. I made a contract with J. P. Heath for all the men that he enlisted in 
Portland, for $30 each. I had all the men that he enlisted until I was arrested, 
I stopped buying them on the first of January, 1865. 

Q. 9. Did you advance any money to said men, or either of them, as bounty 
or for any other purpose? If yea, state how much you paid to each, when 
and where you paid it, personally or through your agents, and with whom you 
negotiated for such payment. 

A. I did, sir. I paid a hundred dollars to each man. A part of it I paid 



212 PAPER CREDITS, ^ 

in Portland to J. P. Heath, and a part of it on board the Receiving Ship Ohio, 
in Boston harbor, at various times. I paid some on board the ship Sabine. I 
am speaking, generally, of all the navy men I sold. I can't remember partic- 
ularly about the China men. I paid to the men in person at Portland. What 
I paid in Boston was deposited with the mustering officer on board the ship. 
As to all those men that enlisted for me in Portland, I made the bargain with 
the men themselves ; and there was a lot of men that enlisted in Portland that 
went to Boston before I ever saw them ; and for those men I deposited the 
money with the mustering officer on receiving his certificate. 

Q. 10. Did you ever pay, or agree to pay, any money or compensation or 
equivalent of any kind to any person or persons for these men? If so, state 
to whom, where, when and how. 

A. I can't separate those men from the rest of them. As I told you before, 
I paid the men $100 apiece, and $30 to J. P. Heath for enlisting them. I had 
two hundred and eleven of those men in all, and of course I can't pick those 
men out of the number. 

Q. Did you ever receive any writing or power of attorney from either or 
all of said men authorizing you to transfer or assign them or their services to 
any person or any town in this State ? If yea, annex it if j'ou have it, and if 
not, state its terms, date and signature. 

A. I dxd, sir, but not from the men themselves. I received a power of 
attorney from the War Department, sir. I mean to say I received an order 
from the War Department to assign those men to sub-districts and towns in 
the State of Maine. I had to deliver it to General Hodsdon before the men 
were assigned. I can't recollect the terms of the order. It purported to be 
signed by Provost Marshal General Fry. It came to Major Gardiner, and he 
gave it to me to carry to General Hodsdon's office. I procured one hundred 
and one of those navy men before anybody here knew anything about it. I 
found there was a good chance, and J. P. Heath was enlisting them, and I 
made a contract with him to let me have all those men — aliens, foreigners, 
didn't have no [any] residence in the State — to let me have them, and I was 
to give him .$30 apiece for them after they were allowed on quotas here at the 
Provost Marshal's office, and $100 apiece to the men. I got one hundred and 
one mustering-in certificates of those men from Heath and the mustering offi- 
cer on board the Receiving Ship Ohio. I brought those to General Hodsdon 
to be quotaed on various towns. He wouldn't allow them to be quotaed with- 
out authority from Washington, and I procured that order from Fry that I 
spoke about, by writing. 

Q. To whom in Washington did you write to procure General Fry's order ? 

A. I couldn't answer that, Mr. Talbot; I decline to answer that. I refuse 
to answer that question. He was not and never has been a resident of or citi- 
zen of the State of Maine, and was never in it to my knowledge. 

Q. Do you know, or have you any reason to believe, that any pecuniary 
inducements were used to procure that order? 

A. Yes, sir, I have. 

Q. Did you expend or cause to be expended', or know or believe that any 
person expended any money to facilitate the procurement of said order? 



APPENDIX C. 213 

A. I think there was. I did. 

Q. How much money did you expend to procure said order? 

A. Three thousand dollars. 

Q. To whom did you appropriate the money and order it paid? ^ 

A. I appropriated it to the person that I sent on there for the purpose of 
getting the order. He got the order and that was all I required. 

Q. Was the order sent to you and delivered to you personally? 

A. No, sir. It came to the Provost Marshal General of this State. Major 
Gardiner, I think, was then Provost Marshal General of the State. 

Q. Did any parties contribute any portion of this $3,000, or reimburse you 
any portion of it ? 

A." No, sir. No person knew anything about it but myself and the agent 
that I employed. 

Q. When was this fund sent on ? 

A. It was sent on the second or third of August, 1864. It was sent by a 
messenger — three $1000 bills. 

Q. What reason had you to believe that the $3,000 would aid in the procure- 
ment of that order? * 

A. I was so advised by the person to whom I applied to procure the order, 
and I sent the money pursuant to his advice. 

Q. Have you any personal knowledge of said men ? Did you ever see them, 
or of your own knowledge know that they were in the service of the United 
States, or in existence ? 

A. Yes, sir. I did know that they entered the service. I saw them on 
board the Receiving Ship Ohio. They were among the first lot of 101. I 
looked since this morning. 

Q. What in all did said men cost you in money or other equivalent paid to 
them or other persons? 

A. They cost me $130 apiece, but that amount does not include the $3,000 
for the order, or the expense of having their names copied several times and 
the expense of getting them quotaed to towns. I think they cost me $200 per 
man. After I got them credited on the Provost Marshal's books. General Hods- 
don wouldn't credit them on his books until I got their enlistment papers. He 
went to work and got a form to have them enroled, and I had to have them en- 
roled on those old-fashioned militia rolls, and have them certified by the towns. 
I had to go to work and quota them on each of their enlistment papers before 
the selectmen ef the towns would certify that they were residents, and before 
General Hodsdon would issue certificates that they were credited. 

Q. Do you know or have you reason to believe that any money, as bounty 
or otherwise, was paid or agreed to be paid to any recruiting or other officer in 
the civil, military or naval service of the United States or in this State, or any 
other person, on account of the transfer or assignment of said men ? If so, how 
much, to whom, and when? 

A. Well, I have got an opinion about that. I have already told you that I 
paid Heath $30, and $3,000 to procure an order. There were some of the 
towns that I gave a bonus to for getting their certificates that they were en- 
rolled. I gave from ten to fifteen dollars per man. China was not one of such 



214 PAPER CREDITS. 

towns. I never paid General Hodsdoii any money. I offered him money and 
he would not take it, and told me never to offer him any again. I paid the 
quartermaster here — Dodge, William S. Dodge — $300 for getting me towns to 
fill their quotas, and Capt. Holmes and Major Littler, as I previously stated. 

Q. What did you receive for the men sold to China? 
A. I think I received $100 per man. 

Q. Look at that paper, and see if your signature appears thereon, (hand- 
ing witness a paper marked "A," and which is annexed to the deposition of 
Nathan liedlon of China.) [See page 185.] 

A. No, sir, it is not signed by me. I think John Snow, who was my clerk, 
signed it. I have no doubt now that I received $200 for each of the men 
which I sold to the officers of China. 

Q. Did you sell five men to the town of Concord in this State? 

A. I think I did, sir. 

Q. What did you get for them ? 

A. I think I got $400 or $500 apiece. 

Q. Did the selectmen of Concord have a bonus out of the amount for 
which you gave a receipt? Was the $5,400 for which. the receipt is given paid 
to you for the men, or was a portion of it paid to the selectmen as a bonus? 

Q. There was $4, GOO, or thereabouts, paid me for the men. Felker, who 
procured the receipt, went to one of my partners and got the receipt for $5,400 
without my knowledge, and I had him stopped at the depot, and he acknowl- 
edged before myself and the Deputy Provost Marshal, Libby, that he paid 
only $4, COO or thereabouts. He said he wanted the receipt to show to the 
officers of the town, and said it would make no difference to us, and he would 
send me the receipt by mail the next day, but I have never seen it until this 
day. 

Q. Did you furnish some navy men to the town of Damariscotta, and if so, 
how many, and what did you get per man ? 

A. I sold some navy men to Damariscotta, eight I think ; and I think I re- 
ceived $175 5r $200 per man. The trade was not made with Mr. Huston ; it 
was made with a Mr. Stetson. I never sold one of those men so low as $60. 
The receipt which Mr. Huston left with you must have been for the balance 
which was due me for the men. 

Q. Did you sell a number of these men to the town of Edgecomb ; if so, how 
many, and with whom did you negotiate ? 

A. I sold some men to the town of Edgecomb. I negotiated with Capt. 
Thomas Cunningham. I do not recollect how many of the men I sold him, or 
what he paid me per man. 

Q. Did you sell two men to the town of Erabden? 

A. I sold some men to the town of Embden. I do not recollect whether I 
sold them navy men or not. 

Q. Did you sell some navy men to the town of Greenwood? 

A. I think I sold some men there, sir,— don't recollect how many or what 
price. 

Q. Did you sell some navy men to the town of Hartford? 

A. I don't recollect. 



APPENDIX C. 215 

Q. Did you sell some navy men to the town of Jefferson ? 

A. I did, sir. I think I sold Artell Hail some ten or fifteen men. I don't 
recollect what he paid me for them. I now think I received f 4,000 for twelve 
men. 

Q. Did you sell ten navy men to the town of Litchfield? 

A. Yes, sir. I sold Colby ten navy men for $100 apiece. At the time I 
traded with him there was no town premium, and I had to pay only the $30 to 
Heath for enlisting. I think the trade with Colby for Litchfield was in April, 
1864. 



Augusta, Me., Wednesday, Nov. 9, 1870. 
George M. Delany appeared and his examination was continued. 
Br Mk. TALBOT. 

Q. Do you remember of selling some navy men to the town of Manchester, 
and if so, how many, and what did you get for them? 

A. I did sell some to the town of Manchester. I think I negotiated with 
Sujlivan Kilbreth for six or eight men at §300 each, and I gave a receipt for 
the monfiy paid. It was paid in silver. 

Q. Did you sell some navy men to the town of Porter, and if so, how 
many, and what did you get for them ? 

A. I did, sir; fourteen, I think, for $400 each. The money was paid by 
Moses S. Moulton, but the tra.de was made with a Capt. Stanley of Porter. 

Q. Did you supply a few men to the town of Richmond ? 

A. I sent T. J. Southard of Richmond eight men, and the selectmen 
wouldn't sign the certificate that they, the men, resided there, and returned it 
to me, saying that they did not reside there. This was written on the paper. 
Then I mustered four men and put them on to the quota of Richmond at 
Lewiston. These were recruits, real men that I carried with me to Lewiston. 
It was the day of the Senatorial Convention for 1864 for Sagadahoc county. 
Southard was to give me $300 apiece for the men. I think Mr. Colby might 
have sold the four navy men to Richmond, for I sold him some of them from 
time to time. 

Q. Did you sell some of the same class of men to the town of Smithfield, 
and if so, how many and for what price ? 

A. I think I did. sir, sell that town three men, for $425 apieee. 

Q. Did you sell the town of Stow some of the same class of men, and if 
so, how many, au(fwhat did you get for them? 

A. I think I did, sir; five men for $1,590. 

Q. Did you sell ten of this class of men to the town of Temple ? 

A. I did, sir, sell them ten men for $400 apiece. 

Q. Did you sell of this class of men to Unity? If so, how many and for 
what price ? 

A. I did, sir, sell some of this class to the town of Unity. Ten men, per- 
haps for $4,450. 



216 PAPER- CREDITS. 

Q. Did you sell some of this class of men to the town of Vassalboro'? 

A. No, sir, I did not. I sold some to Dr. Barrows, and I think he put 
them on to the town of Vassalboro'. I think I got $200 apiece for them. 
There was [were] four or five o'f them. 

Q. Did you sell some of this class to the town of Wales ? 

A. I think I did sell three or four of them. The trade was with Mr. Small, 
I think, and the price was $iOO apiece. 

Q. Did you sell some of this class of men to the town of Webster? 

A. I have no recollection of doing so. My partner, Mr. Yates, might have 
done so. 

Q. Did you sell some of tliis class of men to the town of Westport? 

A. Yes, sir, I think I did sell that town six men for' $510. This was early, 
when I had to pay only $30 apiece for the men. It was in April, 1864, I 
think. 

Q. Did you sell a lot of this class of men to Wiscasset? 

A. Yes, sir. I sold Isaac H. Coffin, for Wiscasset, sixteen men for a little 
over a hundred dollars apiece, I think. I received $1900 for the sixteen men. 

Q. Did you sell the town of Bristol ten of this class of men? 

A. Yes, sir, I did ; for $450 apiece. 

Q. Besides these direct sales to towns, did you or not sell to brokers some 
of this class for them to sell out to towns ? 

A. I did sell a few, perhaps twenty in all, of this class of men to James 
Colby, J. II. Manley, and one or two others. 

Q. Did you have the whole control of all the men enlisted on board the 
Receiving Ship Ohio ? 

A. I contracted for all the men enlisted by J. P. Heath at Portland, as I 
have before stated. I could not say that I had all the men enlisted on board 
that ship. 

Q. Were there not ten of the men enlisted on board of the ship Ohio that 
were sold to T. M. Stevens of Pittston? 

A. I let Mr. Stevens have ten of these men, and he put them on to the town 
of Alna. I think I charged him but $50 apiece for them. He was at work 
for me and I let him have them cheap. 

Q. Do you know of John P. Heath's selling twelve of these men to the 
town of Cumberland? 

A. I know of John P. Heath's selling twelve of them to John Osgood, who 
sold them to that town, I suppose. 

Q. Did Thomas M. Stevens have some of these men of you for tlie town of 
Pittston ? 

A. He had some of them of me at various times. ^ 

Q. Did A. D. Merrow have some of these men of you? 

A. No, sir, I think not. 

Q. Please explain what you know relative to men furnished to the town of 
Mercer by A. B. Farwell. 

A. I found men in the Provost Marshal's office credited to the town of Mer- 
cer, of the same name, same date and term of enlistment as men that I put on 
to the town of Newcastle previously. I don't know who sold them to Mercer, 



APPENDIX C. 217 

or anything about it. I got pay from the town of Newcastle for the men that 
I put on to that town's quota. 

Q. Do you know anything of twelve men claimed to have been enlisted on 
board the Keceiving Ship Ohio and sold to the town of Norridgewock by A. B. 
Parwell? 

A. No, sir, I don't. A. B. Farwell never had any of those navy men of me, 
nor to my knowledge did he have any of J. P. Heath, or any of the men that 
enlisted on board the Receiving Ship Ohio. 

Q. Did T. H. Hubbard have men that were enlisted or recruited on board 
the Receiving Ship Ohio ? 

A. Yes, sir, he did. He had some men of J. P. Heath. Heath telegraphed 
me that he was going to let him have some of them, three or four I think. 

Q. Did T. H. Hubbard and John N. Stimson have some of those Oliio men ? 

A. I furnished some of those men which were put on the quota of Parsons- 
field, and Hubbard and Stimson only had a commission out of it. 

Q. Did Josiah H. Greely have fifteen of these Ohio men which were put on 
the quota of the town of Palermo ? 

A. He had some of those men of Yates, my partner. 

Q. Did I. W. Reed have some of your men which went to the town of Wis- 
casset? 

A. I put some of them on to the quota of Wiscasset myself, and Reed had 
a commission out of it. 

Q. Did you furnish any other towns besides those of which you have testi- 
fied; and if so, what towns, and about how many of this class of men? 

A. I furnished 412 of those navy men in all ; and besides the towns named 
I furnished some of those men to the towns of Newcastle, Oxford, Monmouth, 
and other towns the names of which I do not remember. 

Q. Did you have in your possession, or ever see or deliver to any officer 
any mustering-in rolls for these 412 men ? If yea, state all you know about 
such papers. 

A. I received a muster roll at three difi'erent times, from the Receiving Ship 
Ohio in Boston harbor, containing the names of all these men, their ages, date 
of enlistment, &c., signed by the mustering ofiicer and countersigned by the 
captain of the ship. They were delivered to me through the influence of J. P. 
Heath, who, I suppose, was recognized as the officer who recruited the men. 
I obtained those papers for the purpose of getting those men allowed by the 
Naval Commission, composed of Gov. Cony and Maj. Gardiner, by request of 
Gen. Hodsdon, the Adjutant General. I delivered them into the hands of Gen. 
Hodsdon. After that the General (Hodsdon) notified me that those papers 
wasn't sufficient, and that I must have an order from Provost Marshal General 
Fry before the men would be allowed. The men had all been quotaed to towns 
by me, and the majority of them had been paid for by the towns, and I held 
something like $90,000 of the towns' money for them. This was my situation 
when I sent to Washington and got the order of which I have testified, and 
which cost me $3,000. I don't know what became of the mustering rolls ; I 
left them with the Adjutant General. I think I have seen one of them here 
to-day, sir, taken, as I suppose, -from the reeiords of tlie Adj. General's office- 

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218 PAPER CREDITS. 

Q. In your answer to the tenth question [see page 212] you say you had 
211 of those men in all, and in your answei* to the question preceding the last 
you say "I furnished 412 navy men in all." Will you please explain the 
apparent contradiction in these two answers ? 

A. There was one single list of them which I brought down here, which 
contained 201 names of men enlisted for three years, whose term of enlistment 
was yet to run, to each one of whom 1 had advanced a premium of $100 to the 
mustering-in officer; 211 other names were borne on one or more muster rolls 
which I had brought before, and were names of men who had enlisted some 
time before, and whose terms of enlistment had from nine to fifteen months to 
run, and to none of whom had any premium been paid, and nothing paid ex- 
cepting the $30 to Heath. 

Q. You have just stated that as to the 211 men you had paid nothing except- 
ing the $30 to Heath. How do you explain the apparent contradiction between 
this statement and your answer to said eleventh question? 

A. I did not in fact pay to any excepting the three years' men whose whole 
term was to run, any premium; and if I have apparently stated otherwise it 
was by misapprehension and mistake. I always had to pay the premium for 
newly enlisted men ; and for the men who had enlisted previous to the time of 
my getting the mustering certificates, and who had partially served out their 
term of service, I did not have to pay a premium, but did generally have to pay 
the clerks something for making out the proper papers, and also had to pay 
Heath his $30 for each man. 

Q. How late did you procure new enlistments of these men? 

A. I think, up to March, 1804. I don't think I had any after March or 
April, 1864. 

Q. Did you procure, or collect for any naval recruits quotaed by you, any 
State bounty ? 

A. No, sir, I did not. 

Q. What registration or list of the names of these 412 naval men do you 
know to have been in the Adjutant General's office ? 

A. I have seen those men copied from the rolls which I brought to the 
Adjutant General on to a book and quotaed to the towns that they were en- 
rolled on. I called this an index book, and I had occasion a great many times 
to examine the book and take lists of names from it. 

Q. Did that book contain all the names borne on your mustering-in rolls, 
or only such of the names as were borne on the returns of the selectmen of 
towns as resident of such towns in the naval service? 

A. I never examined the book only in reference to the towns that I had 
business with, and as to those towns I think they all made returns claiming 
the men as their residents. I didn't take any man that was a resident of the 
State, but always took foreigners. I will further explain that of the 412 men, 
I sold some, I don't know how many, in New Hampshire. 

Q. Do you know, or have you reason to believe that other brokers beside 
yourself had access to this " Index book ?" 

A. I presume that others had access as readily as myself. I suppose it was 
open to general inspection. 



APPENDIX C. 219 

Q. Do you know, or have you reason to believe, that names of men quo- 
taed by you to certain towns, and borne on said " Index book," were dupli- 
cated and sold, or bargained to be sold, to other towns by other brokers or 
persons ? 

A. I have reason to believe they was [were.] 

Q. To what towns have you reason to believe such sales were made. 

A. I have got reason to believe that men that I sold to the town of New- 
castle and which were credited to Newcastle, were also afterwards credited 
to the town of Mercer. I don't know anything about the sale of them to 
Mercer. 

Q. What reason have you for believing that the men were the same ? 

A. They bore the same names, gave their residence the same, the terra of 
service was the same, descriptive list of each man was the same. After I 
complained of this to Major Gardiner, these names were taken off from the 
credit of Mercer and other men were substituted for them. 

Q. Was not your recruiting business interrupted by your arrest? If so, 
by whose orders and upon what charges were you arrested ? 

A. Yes, sir, my business was interrupted by my arrest. I do not know by 
whose order I was arrested. The charges that I was tried on — one of them 
was for recruiting without authority from the AVar Department, another was 
for obtaining money from cities and towns in the State of Maine on talse pre- 
tenses, and another was for falsely assuming to be a government officer, and 
another for aiding men to desert. • 

Q. Had you a regular trial before a court martial, and had you counsel? 

A. I was and had. 

Q. Which of said charges were you held and convicted on? 

A. I was convicted on each of them. 

Q. Were any of the transactions which you have detailed to us specified in 
the charges upon which you were tried ? 

A. No, sir. 

G. M. DELANY. 



220 PAPER CREDITS. 



Augusta, Me., Friday, December 2, 1870. 
George M. Delany of Augusta appeared and his examination was con- 
cluded. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. In what books were the business transactions of your firm kept? Name 
the different books, and say where they now are? 

A. From the 27th day of June, 1864, the time when Mr. Yates went into 
business with me, to the 27th of August, 1864, all our records were kept upon 
a small cash book. After that time we kept regular books, and had a book- 
keeper whose name was John Snow. The said small cash book I presume 
was burnt during the great fire here, and all our books excepting two ledgers, 
one of which is in Groton, Mass., and the other I suppose is in the hands of 
Mr. Stewart— D. D. 

Q. Do said ledgers, or either of them, contain a record of the sums paid 
for, or disbursements made on account of the J. P. Heath men sold by you to 
the agents of towns ? 

A. They show the amount we received from the towns for those men after 
the 21st day ot August, 1864. The $30 each that was to be paid to J. P. 
Heath, was paid by me on the 11th day of September, 1864,. in the Eastern 
Express office, by checks, and the books show it. They show all the money 
we received and paid out for men after the 27th day of August, 1864. 

Q. Were there any entries in said small cash book for or on account of 
money paid out for the Heath men ? 

A. Yes ; the money advanced to Heath was on it. The money paid out for 
procuring the order, the amount paid Osgood for services rendered, and all 
our expenses were on it. 

Q. Did you ever tell O. K. Yates that the messenger sent to Washington to 
procure the order heretofore referred to, was J. H. Manley, and was such the 
fact ? 

A. No, sir; I never remember of telling Yates any such thing— I know I 
never did; and J. H. Manley was not the messenger. 

Q. Did your partner, 0. K. Yates, bring you a list of naval enlistments by 
J. P. Heath, and was said list the first that you had had of that class of enlist- 
ments ? 

A. He brought a list purporting to come from Heath, about the middle of 
June, but it was not the first list I had had. I had a list of 211 men— muster 
roll of 211 men, together with certificates of enlistments in the Adjutant Gen- 
eral's office, from about the 11th of April previous. The roll that I had in the 
Adjutant General's office, all the names on it, were enlisted within the time 
allowed by the President's proclamation. The rolls or lists that Yates brought 
were old enlistments, only seven or seventeen of which were within the time 
allowed by the President's proclamation or the order issued allowing such men. 
We never quotaed or sold one of this first lot of men which Yates brought, and 



APPENDIX C. 221 

I kept the roll in my pocket until I was arrested in the Adjutant General's 
office, and then I burnt it there as worthless, Mr. Yates afterwards brought 
eeveral lists of recent enlistments, and those we did sell and quota to towns. 

Q. Did your cash-book, or any of your books contain any entries of pre- 
miums or bounties paid out to individual naval recruits ? 

A. It did, sir; but to none of the Heath men. 

Q. Did any of said books contain any entry of bounties or premiums de- 
posited with third persons for any of the Heath men ? 

A. They did, sir. 

Q. About how many men did you deposit bounties for ? 

A. I think about from a hundred to a hundred and fifty. 

Q. What proportion of the men for whom you paid Heath a bonus of $30, 
were actually enlisted by him? 

A. I paid Heath $30 for every man that I received, enlisted on board the 
Receiving Ship Ohio. I think about 80 per cent, of the men I had of him were 
enlisted by him. 

Q. Didn't you understand that Heath was under contract to you to let you 
have the selling of all the unassigned naval credits that he could control? 

A. I made a contract with him, sir, in the spring of 1864, to have all that 
he enlisted that were unassigned. 

*IQ. Bo you know that Heath transferred to J. P. Deeri7ig ^- Co. about 250 
of such men through the agency of H. S. Osgood and J. H. Manleyf 

A. I donH know, sir. I know that after I got ] 

Q. Please to state whether the sentence which you say was imposed on you 
was ever exacted? 

A. The fine was remitted, and I was ofl^ered a pardon twice, conditioned, but 
I refused the conditions. I was subjected to only a nominal imprisonment, and 
after thirteen months I was discharged. 1 was sentenced for ten years and 
fined $45,000. 

Bt Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. On pages 36 and 87 [page 219] of your deposition you state that you have 
reason to believe that men which you sold to the town of Newcastle, and which 
were credited to Newcastle, were afterwards sold and credited to the town of 
Mercer, and that you complained of this to Major Gardiner, and thereupon the 
names were taken off from the credit of Mercer and others substituted for them. 
Do you know, or did you ever know, the names of the men so substituted for 
the first men on the credit of the town of Mercer? 

A. I do not, sir. I have seen the names and examined them, and seen that 
they were not the names that were first credited to the town of Mercer, and 
which were credited to the town of Newcastle. 

Q. State, if you remember, what reply Major Gardiner made to you when 
you complained to him as above said. 

A. He told me he would have it seen to, and have the parties arrested. He 
wanted me to give him the names of the parties that I thought put the men to 
the credit of Mercer, and I declined. Thereupon he gave me a letter to the 

* This question and answer appears to be erased in the original. — S. W. Lane, See. of 
Senate. 



222 PAPER CREDITS. 

Commissioner, Henry A. "Williams, ordering him to investigate the matter and 
report to Major Gardiner. 

Q. Do you know that said Williams made such report; and if so, what the 
substance of it was ? 

A. Well, I know that Mr. Williams and I looked over the books and found 
that the same names were credited to both towns. We talked it over for a few 
minutes and he kindo' laughed, and I went away. The next morning I went 
into the office and Mr. Williams called me over. This was after the mail got 
down from the State House — showed me the new list of names that had come 
down from the Adjutant General's office to be credited to the town of Mercer, 
and I saw this list put into the book and the otlier names erased. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. About the time this transfer was made, did you receive an anonymous 
letter? If so, from whom did you receive it, in whose hand writing was it, 
and what was the tenor of it? 

A. I did, from Henry S. Osgood in person. I don't know in whose hand 
writing it was. The tenor of it was, you mind your business and your busi- 
ness will not be meddled with. I tore the letter up there on the street where 
Mr. Osgood met me. 

By Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. On page 37 you state that your recruiting business was interrupted by 
your arrest, state now if you had at that time any names of men wliich you 
intended to sell to be credited on the quotas of towns, and if so, how many, 
in what branch of service were they reported to be, and how you obtained 
them? 

A. I did. I should think tlierg was 200. They purported to be in the 
marine corps. I obtained them from a gentleman from Washington who 
wouldn't tell me his name. I gave nothing for them. I had also a list of 
names which cost me $3,500 to get an order to have them credited on sub- 
districts and towns in the State of Maine. This list I burnt. The other list 
of names I handed to General Hodsdon to give to my wife. It was in an en- 
velope, and was a muster roll. I had the original muster roll purporting to 
be signed by Lieutenant Beecher of the marine Arps. The envelope con- 
tained beside this muster roll, a list or roll signed by General Hodsdon, on 
which a portion of them were assigned to different towns in this State. 

A. Had the towns on whose quotas said portion had been credited paid you 
for the same ? 

A. No, sir. I made a contract with towns for so many men. Those men 
had to be assigned by General Hodsdon and then carried to the Provost Mar- 
shal's office before I could get my pay ; but I never had any opportunity to 
carry them there, and so never got any pay. 

Q. Do you know, or have you reason to believe that your said conti-acts 
were afterwards fulfilled by any person ? 

A. Yes, sir, a part of them. It was done by Major Littler, sir. There 
were a part of the lists of those men there in his office awaiting for liis signa- 
ture, and he assigned them, but I do not know who got the pay for them. I 



APPENDIX C. 223 

know that I got my part after I was released. I got twenty per cent. I re- 
ceived it from my wife, and she received it by an orderly from Major Littler's 
office. It amounted to about .$604. 

Q. State, if you remember, the towns on whose quotas said portion of men 
were credited? 

A. The town of Nobleboro' had forty-eight hundred dollars' worth of them. 
The towns of "Waltham and Mariaville had some of them. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Do you know that the $3,000 was ever received by the Provost Mar- 
shal General? 

A. I believe it did, through the confidence I had in the fidelity of my agent. 
I do not know it. I got the order, and that was all I wanted. 

Q. Have you got, or did you ever see a receipt for the payme.it of that 
money, and if so, by whom was it signed? 

A. I have not got any receipt. I have seen one. It purported to be signed 
by Provost Marshal General Fry. It was a conditional one — conditioned that 
if the credits were not allowed the money was to be refunded. 

G. M. DELANY. 



Augusta, Me., Thursday, November 10, 1870. 
S. C. Archee of Bangor, sworn and examined. 
By Mk. TALBOT. 

Q. "Were you engaged in the service of the United States during the war ? 

A. I was a recruiting officer under the government during the war all the 
time, after having left my regiment with which I served about eleven months, 
commencing in 1862. 

Q. Did you sell certain men or credits for men, obtained of Messrs. Pike & 
Colby of Augusta to one or more towns in this State ? If yea, how many men, 
and to what towns did you sell? 

A. I did. I came over here and enquired of the Adjutant General what 
should be done. Pike & Colby wanted to sell those men. I told them that I 
was recruiting under the authority of the government, and I did not know 
whether it would do or not, but that I would go and see the Adjutant General. 
I went and see the Adjutant General and told him the case, and he said it was 
right to do it. 

Q. What class of men did Messrs. Pike & Colby propose to you to sell? 
What description did they give of them ? Where were they, and how did they 
say they obtained them? 

A. They were three years' men. I don't recollect what description they 
gave of them. I think they told me that they were re-enlisted. I understood 
them that they were in the service but hadn't been quotaed. 

Q. With whom of the firm of Pike & Colby did you talk? with one or both? 

A. I think the most of the talk was with Mr. Pike. 



224 PAPER CREDITS. 

Q. Did j'ou come to Augusta on a message received from them, or did you 
call on them without such message, for the purpose of procuring men? 

A. I don't recollect. 

Q. Did either of them go with you to see the Adjutant General? 

A. I think Mr. Pike did. 

Q. Were any documents or papers of any kind carried by you or Mr. Pike, 
or shown, in reference to those men? 

A. I think Mr. Pike did have a paper. It seemed to be a paper something 
like a muster-in roll. I don't remember of but one paper. I do not know 
what it contained. 

Q. Who conducted the conversation with the Adjutant General, you or Mr. 
Pike? 

A. I think Mr. Pike did, in regard to the men. 

Q. What did Pike say to the Adjutant General? 

A. I don't recollect. I asked him if it was right to fill the quotas of towns 
with the men that Pike had to sell, and he said it was, because it saved the 
State a bounty. 

Q. Was it disclosed by you or Pike to the Adjutant at that time what you 
were to give for the men? 

A. I don't think it was. 

Q. Were you not requested not to mention the price of the men to the 
Adjutant? 

A. I don't think I was. I am pretty confident I was not. 

Q. Did you consult any other officer or person previously to making the 
trade? If so, who? 

A. I think I did Major Littler, but no other person. I have the impression 
that Pike went with me there. 

Q. What did Major Littler say about it.? 

A. He said it was right, that they would fill the quota. Perhaps in other 
words, he said they would have to go to our Provost Marshal. 

Q. Did you advise with these persons at the suggestion of Pike & Colby, 
or was it your own suggestion? 

A. I don't think they did. I think I suggested that myself. 

Q. For what towns, at that time, were you employed to recruit men, and 
upon what authority or request? 

A. I don't recollect that I was authorized by any one town. 

Q. Did you not propose to buy these men of Pike & Colby at the most 
favorable rates, and sell them to such towns as would give the most for them? 

A. I don't recollect of any such trade as that. My order in recruiting was 
to credit every man to the towns where they belonged. These orders were 
from General Hodsdon. 

Q. Did you then propose to purchase these men, credit them to the towns 
where they belonged, and collect from such towns a town bounty to reimburse 
you for what you paid ? 

A. I can't answer that question. I can explain to you so that you can see 
the point. I think not. My ofiice was down at Bangor, and towns came in 
for me to fill their quotas, A, B and C. Some of them deposited money with 



APPENDIX C. 225 

me. I enlisted men and had them mustered in. When a man came in I en- 
listed him. Some of them I enlisted there, and came over here to have mus- 
tered in. I met Pike here and he told me he had some men, and I made 
arrangements with Mr. Pike for some men to fill certain towns' quotas. Pike 
had the town bounties. I made arrangements with the towns, and Mr. Pike 
had the bounties. 

Q. Did you purchase sixteen men of Messrs. Pike & Colby which you after- 
wards sold to the town of Corinna ? 

A. I fetched them forward for the town of Corinna. 

Q. What ti'ade did you make with the town of Corinna in reference to these 
men? 

A. I think they was [were] to give ^500 per man, and did give it. 

Q. On what evidence furnished by you were they to pay ? 

A. On furnishing the certificate of the Provost Marshal that they were 
credited to the town. The money was paid to me as fast as the men were 
credited. I think the men were not all credited at one time. 

Q. For what price did you sell these sixteen men to the town of Corinna ? 

A. I think they paid !|500 per man. 

Q. Did you receive any commission, bonus or gratuity for said sixteen men 
for your services in the transaction? if yea, of whom, and what amount? 

A. I think I did; but I can't tell what amount. I think I was to have of 
Pike $25 per man. 

Q. Was your commission of $25 taken out of the $500, or was it in addition 
to that amount? 

A. I think it was taken out of the $500. 

Q. Did you receive $8,000 for the sixteen men — that is, $500 each for the 
sixteen — or was there a discount on the settlement? 

A. There was a discount of $100 or $200. 

Q. Were you furnished with a list of the names of the sixteen men? If so, 
by whom? Have you ever seen such list? If so, where, and what do you 
know about the same ? 

A. I did not, to my recollection, eyer see a list. I suppose they were 
credited by names. The Provost Marshal here, Major Littler, credited them 
and sent an order over to Bangor to the Provost Marshal to have them credited. 
All'credits were made here by Major Littler, and sent over to Provost Marshal 
Low of the 4th District, to relieve the men there. 

Q. Is it not true, as you have stated, that you were ordered to quota all men 
to the towns where they belonged ? i 

A. All men enlisted by me, I were [wfis] ordered to do so. 

Q. Do you know that the sixteen men sold to Corinna belonged to any town 
in this State, or were in the service, or in existence? 

A. I do not. 

Q. Do you mean to say that in all the transactions from first to last in refer - 
erence to these sixteen men you never saw any list, record or roll? 

A. I don't recollect that I ever did. 

Q. Did you believe them, at the time, from representations made to you by 

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226 PAPER CREDITS. 

Messrs. Pike & Colby, to be men then in the service of the United States, who 
had re-enlisted for an additional term of service ? 
A. I did. 

Q. By whom was the paper resembling a mustering-in roll in the hand of 
Mr. Pike, signed? 
A. I don't know. 

Q. Did it or not, purport to be signed by a recruiting oflBcer of the marine 
corps in the District of Columbia ? 

A. I can't recollect. My impression is that it was. 

Q. What safeguard had you that the men, if re-enlisted men, would not be 
assigned to towns to which they belonged, and so that the town of Corinna, 
actually paying for them, might not be deprived of the credit on their quota? 

A. All I had was the authority of Major Littler and General Hodsdon, both 
of whom told me that the men had not been credited anywhere, and would be 
credited to the towns to which I might assign them. 

Q. Did you at any time after the transactions before-mehtioned, learn or 
hear that these sixteen men were what were called paper men, and if so, when 
and how? 

A. I don't think that I ever heard that they were paper men. I had heard 
of another class that were paper men. 

Q. "What class of paper men had you heard of ? 

A. Well, I heard of a class of paper men that they used to go up to Boston 
and enlist them in the navy and fetch down descriptive lists and have them 
credited. 

Q. Did you sell, or had you anything to do with the sale of seven men to 
the town of Eddington ? 

A. I did. I sold seven men to that town. 
Q. Of whom did you purchase said men, and at what price? 
A. I had them of Capt. Cochrane, I think. My impression of it is that the 
price was $300 apiece. 

Q. Were they purchased or bargained for at the same time as those sold to 
Corinna? 
A. I don't think they were. 

Q. When were they purchased or bargained for ? 
A. In the month of January, 1865. 

Q. Do you know that these were a part of the men which Pike & Colby 
had the control of? 

A. I don't knoM' it. Mr. Pike said that he had turned them over to Capt. 
Cochrane— what he had. 
Q. What did Cochrane say to you about these men ? 
A. He said they were re-enlisted men. 

Q,. Have you a list of said seven men, and if so, where did you obtain it, 
and will you make the same a part of your deposition ? 

A. I have a list. I obtained it of the Provost Marshal at Bangor— Low. 
It is hereto annexed, marked "A." It is dated January 30, 1865, and signed 
by John E. Flint, Deputy Provost Marshal, Fourth District of Maine. 



APPENDIX C. 227 

Q. Do you know any of the men named in said list, or whether they were 
ever residents of Maine ? 

A. I don't. 

Q. As to these seven men, did you consult Gen. Hodsdon, Major Littler, 
or any other civil or military officer, before purchasing or engaging them ? 

A. I consulted both of them. 

Q. What advice did each of them give you in reference to procuring said 
men? 

A. That those men would be credited to the quota of Eddington, and the 
draft would be suspended. The quota filled, I remember, because I was act- 
ing as the agent of the town, having been chosen at a meeting of the town at 
which I was present. 

Q. What was the price which the officers of the town agreed to pay you for 
each of these seven men ? 

A. I think $400 per man. It might have been $475 per man. 

Bt Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. How did they pay you for the men? 

A. By two notes; one to Capt. Cochrane for $2,800 and one to myself for • 
services for $400 or $500, 1 have forgotten which. At that time there began 
to be a little feeling about these men. I said to them, " Gentlemen, I would 
not pay for these men now. You give your notes, payable in a year, and if 
they are good men, legal men, and your quota is filled by them — if they are 
not removed, taken from you — then you are to pay your notes." 

Q. Did the town of Eddington pay said notes ? 

A. I don't know whether they ever paid Cochrane or not, — they never paid 
me. I gave Cochrane his note, and I don't know anything about it since. 

Q, Did you ever try to collect your note? If so, what was the result? 

A. I did, and they refused to pay me. I never sued them. 

Q. Did they have any negotiation with you, and offer to pay any part of 
the note, and if so, how much? 

A. They did. The note was deposited with Mr. Wakefield, and they 
offered him fifty per cent., as I was told by Mr. Comins of Eddington. That 
offer was rejected by Mr. Wakefield. Mr. Woodbury of Eddington, one of 
the selectmen, offered me ten dollars for my note, and I refused to take it. 

By Me. TALBOT. 

Q. What was the feeling which you spoke of in reference to these men ? 

A. Well, it began to be talked about that they were paper men. The select- 
men were afraid that they were not real men. The money was deposited and 
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228 PAPER CREDITS. 



Augusta, Me., Friday, November 11, 1870. 

S. C. Archer appeared and his examination was continued. 
By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. What information or reports had the selectmen received in reference to 
the character of these mdn ? 

A. Well, I think it was rumored that they were not real men — that they 
were paper men or something of that sort. That they were names that didn't 
exist. 

Q. Did you sell two men of this class — the Pike & Colby men — to the town 
of Newport? 

A. No, I did not. 

Q. What was the transaction betwixt yourself, the town officers of Newport, 
and Messrs. Pike & Colby? 

A. The town of Newport — the agent or selectmen, I don't recollect which 
— came to me and wanted me to fill their quota, and I might have put in two . 
men. If so, they were real men. Kecruits didn't come in fast enough, and I 
told them of these credits that could be obtained of Pike & Colby, and that I 
was authorized to order credits of them. Told them they had better come over 
and ascertain what they were. Referred them to General Hodsdon and Major 
Littler. They came back, and the next time they eame over they asked me to 
order thirty credits for the town of Newport — 30 men. The credits were 
ordered. I think I wrote to Mr. Pike to have thirty men credited to the town 
of Newport. The men were credited, and I have a certificate of Provost Mar- 
shal Low to that effect. Then they refused to pay me for the men — the town 
officers — I suppose they were town officers. Walker and Shaw — or for any ser- 
vice rendered for doing the business. Mr. Shaw and Mr. Walker said they 
thought they could get something off what they were to give, by settling with 
Pike & Colby themselves. They came over here, I came over with them ; and 
they settled with Pike, or Pike & Colby. I wasn't present at the settlement. 
Mr. Pike said it was all settled up. I don't know who wrote the receipt, but I 
signed the receipt with Pike & Colby. No portion of the amount was paid to 
me, directly or indirectly, to my recollection. 

Q. Do you know the fact that eight of the names in the certificate of Pro- 
vost Marshal Low, referred to, were transferred to the town of Dexter? 

A. I don't know the fact, but Mr. Shaw told me that a portion of them were 
transferred to Dexter. 

Q. Do you know what the town officers of Newport actually paid for these 
men? 

A. I don't know. I don't recollect. I don't think they paid $400 per man. 
My opinion is that they didn't pay Pike & Colby over $300 per man. They 
were to have paid me $4:00 per man. 

Q. Will you annex the said certificate of Elijah Low to your deposition? 



APPENDIX C. 229 

A. Yes, sir, I hereto annex it. It is dated January 20, 18G4, and marked 
"B." 

Q. Is said date of January 20, 1864, correct ? 

A. I don't think it is. I think it should be 1865. 

Q. Do you know anything about the alteration of the name of the town in 
said certificate ? 

A. No, sir, I don't. I think there was no alteration, but merely a blur of 
the ink. 

Q. How do you know that all the names in said certificate were names of 
men furnished you by Pike & Colby? Were not twenty of said names the 
names of men that had been purchased by the officers of the town of Deer- 
ing & Co. ? 

A. I cannot explain it. I never purchased any men of Deering & Co., nor 
sold any men for them, nor had any correspondence with them in regard to 
men to my recollection. 

Q. Did you receive said list of thirty men from Messrs. Pike & Colby, or 
did you find the men already quotaed in the Provost Marshal's office and get 
the certificate ? 

A. I went to the Provost Marshal's office and found the men named in the 
list already credited there, and he gave me the list. 

Q. In answer to your communication to Pike & Colby ordering the thirty 
credits to Newport, did you receive a letter, and can you produce the letter? 
If not, why not? 

A. My impressions would be that I received a letter, stating that the thirty 
men had been credited to Newport, but I have looked for such letter and have 
not been able to find it. 

Q. Now, Mr. Archer, is not it a fact that only ten of these men belonged 
to Pike & Colby, and the other twenty were furnished by and paid for to 
Messrs. Deering & Co. ? 

A. I do recollect that there was talk that they could have men of Deering 
& Co., and i think there were other brokers in Pike & Colby's office at the 
time of the settlement. I do not know how the moaey was divided. I only 
signed one receipt with Pike & Colby. 

Q. Did Pike & Colby, or either of them, ever tell you of whom they had 
these men, or what they cost them ? 

A. I think they did, but I have forgotten who. I think it was of some 
military man here in the State. It seems to me that they said they paid $400 
for them, bounties and all. 

Q. Did you sell men had of Pike & Colby to any other towns excepting 
Corinna, Eddington and Newport? 

A. No, I did not. I want to make the statement, that I knew that select- 
men or agents of towns were not deceived in regard to men bought or ordered 
credited by me. I referred them to General Hodsdon and Major Littler before 
the trade was completed with me, and I received no pay, commission or bonus 
for the men so sold to Eddington or Newport, and only received something, as 
I have stated, in the Corinna case. 

S. C. ARCHER. 



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\_Annexed to the foregoing Deposition of S. C. Archer, and referred to, page 226.] 

Provost Marshal's Office, 4th District of Maine, > 
Bangor, January 30, 1865. 3 

The following credits for the town of Eddington have been received from 

Augusta from the A. A. Provost Marshal General, under date of January 26th, 

viz : George McConnell, Stephen Moore, Daniel Meahan, Charles Matthews, 

John Norris, James C. Page, Ernest Buntschke. Each for three years. Seven 

in all. 

(Signed) John E. Flint, 

Deputy Provost Marshal, 4th Dist. of Maine. 



B. 

^Annexed to theforegoing Deposition of S. C. Archer, and referred to, page 229.] 

Provost Marshal's Office, 4th District of Maine, > 
Bangor, January 20, 1864. 5 

The following credits for the town of Newport have been ordered to be placed 
to the credit of that town by Major Littler, viz : William H. Delancey, William 
Noble, William Jordan, Charles J. Wall, Jacob F. Mentzer, Lawrence Hickey, 
Samuel McNiel, David Jones, Charles H. Gillett, John H. Valiant, John A. 
Peoples, Isaac Irwins, Patrick Kenney, Patrick J. Breen, Samuel D. Sharp, 
Michael Riley, Rinkardt Zimmerman, William Fondel, George Wise, Robert 
Egman, James G. Jones, Hamilton Williams, Henry Morris, Ernest Platz, 
Henry N. Schmidt, George Stratton, John W. Mattock, James Mullen, Thomas 
Quinn, William Woods. Thirty persons in all, and for the period of three 
years each Elijah Low, 

Capt. and Pro. Mar., 4th District of Maine. 



APPENDIX C. 231 



Augusta, Me., Friday, November 11, 1870. 
Frank Davis of Augusta, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you one of the partners of the firm of G. M. Delany & Co., 
brokers? 

A. I was a part of the time. I was in partnership with him about six or 
eight months, commencing in August, 1864, I think, and continuing up to the 
time of his arrest. 

Q. Wliat was your share in the business ? 

A. At one time it was a third ; then we took in two more partners. I had 
an equal share all of the time. 

Q. What business had you been in previously to this ? 

A. I had been in the market business — in the meat business in this city. 

Q. What branch of the business, if it was divided, did you personally 
attend to? 

A. No particular part of it. In the absence of Mr. Yates, I generally 
conducted the correspondence. 

Q. Did your firm obtain the control of several hundred naval recruits, or 
names of naval recruits, which you afterwards distributed and sold* to various 
towns in this State ? 

A. No, sir, our firm didn't. Before I went into the firm, Mr. Yates & 
Delany had, but they were already sold mostly when I commenced with them, 
and I had nothing to do with them. 

Q. Did you not fill the quotas of several towns with what you call naval 
recruits after yea went into the firm, bought of other brokers? If so, what 
towns, how many men, and at what prices? 

A. Well, we did. I can't recollect of any towns but one. I know there 
were other towns, but I can't recollect what. I know we did to the town of 
Concord. I recollect that, for we have a suit now pending. 

Q. How many men did you supply to the town of Concord, and of whom 
did you obtain them ? 

A. We supplied them with nine men, but part of them were recruits which 
we enlisted and part of them we purchased of Manley. 

Q. What was the class of men which you had of Manley? What service 
were they in, and what statements were made to you about the men at the time 
of selling them to you ? 

A. Well, I had nothing to do with them personally. I didn't know whether 
they were beasts or men. All I know is, that we got a certificate frem Major 
Littler that these men were quotaed on the town of Concord. 

Q. What was paid Manley for the men? 

A. I don't recollect, our books were burnt up in the fire. I think we didn't 
make anything on the men — that we let the town have them for about the same 
that we paid for them. 



232 PAPER CREDITS. 

Q. Did you make out papers .to be signed by selectmen of towns and sent 
to the Naval Commission claiming men in the naval service as residents of such 
towns ? 

A. Well, sir, I can't tell whether I did or not. 

Q. Were you in Washington in the spring of 1865 ? 

A. I was. 

Q. In what service were you previously to going to Washington ? 

A. I was in the substitute business, in the firm of G. M. Delany. 

Q. For what purpose, or on what business did you then go to Washington ? 

A. No particular business. Delany, ray partner, was under arrest there at 
that time. I went to see how he was situated. 

Q. Do you know anything about the procurement of a certain order from 
Provost Marshal General Frye to credit certain men in the naval service of the 
class Mr. Delany was dealing in, to districts or sub-districts of this State ? 

A. I know nothing of it. 

Q. Did you ever see said order? 

A. No, sir. 

Q. Were you sent to Washington to procure said order? 

A. Don't think I was ; don't recollect that I was. 

Q. Do you know or have you any reason to believe that any person was 
sent to Washington from this State to procure said order? 

A. No. I don't know that P have any reason to believe so. 

Q. Were you in Washington previously to the time of being there as stated 
by you? 

A. I was there previously — early in 1865, I think. 

Q. At the time last named did you call upon the Provost Marshal General, 
or have any business or leave any message or communication with him or with 
i),ny subordinate in his office, or leave any message or communication to be 
presented to him or such subordinate ? 

A. I did not in person. Mr. Delany had a lawyer there with whom I com- 
municated in regard to Mr. Delany's release, and I don't know what communi- 
cation he miglit have held with the departments. 

Q. Was there not an account and settlement made between you, Delany and 
others, of the disbursements made and profits received in the purchase and sale 
of the naval credits, so called, obtained from or through one John P. Heath? 

A. There was an account and settlement for the men had of Manley and 
sold to the town of Concord, but I don't know whether they were had of Heath 
or not. 

Q. In any account, claim or settlement made between you and your co- 
partners, was there a charge for disbursing $3,000, or any sum, expended in 
procuring an order from the Provost Marshal to quota certain naval credits to 
districts and towns in the State of Maine ? 

A. I wasn't a partner at the time they were procuring those credits. I 
think he and Mr. Yates gave 83,000 to a certain person for some purpose, but 
I don't recollect to whom. "I know, by what I heard them say, tliat tJiere was 
$3,000 expended for some purpose, political or otherwise. At that time I was 
a clerk for Delany & Yates, and not a partner. 



APPENDIX C. 233 

Q. Was the person to whom such money was said to have been paid known 
to you, or a resident of this State ? 

A. I can't recollect who it was or whether he was a resident of this State 
or not. 

Q. Which one of the firm or clerks gave personal attention to the procur- 
ing of certificates of muster or credit from the office of the Adjutant General 
or Provost Marshal Genei-al? 

A. No one in particular. I attended to it frequently, but had nothing to 
do with the certificates of the naval credits. The Adjutant General had noth- 
ing to do with certificates of credit, so far as I know. 

Q. Do you know the fact that after Delany & Yates had procured from 
some parties the control of certain so called naval credits, and had sold and 
bargained the same to various towns, that the Acting Provost Marshal Gen- 
eral, Major Gardiner, refused or declined to credit such towns with the num- 
ber of men so bargained as substitutes for drafted or enlisted men? 

A. No, sir ; I don't know it to be a fact. If anything of the kind was 
done, it was done before I had personal knowledge of the affairs of the com- 
pany. 

Q. Look at the returns of men in the United States navy from the town of 
Bristol, and state if either of them is filled up in a hand writing known to you ? 

A. (Witness looks as directed.) Yes, sir; the return often men, dated 
August 20, 1864, is in the hand writing of Mr. Delany. 

Q. Answer the same question in reference to similar returns from China? 

A. There is no hand writing on either of them that I know. 

Q. Examine similar returns from the town of Damariscotta, and others 
before you ? 

A. The return from Damariscotta of eight men, dated June, 1864, is in the 
handwriting of Mr. Yates. The return of seven men from Edgecomb, dated 
August, 1864, is in the handwriting of Mr. Delany. The return of eight men 
from Hartford, dated August 9, 1864, resembles the handwriting of Delany. \ 
The return frsm Jefferson of ten men, dated August 17, 1864, is in my hand- 
writing. The return from Manchester of seven men, dated August 10, 1864, is 
in the handwriting of Delany. The return from Newcastle of eight men, dated 
June, 1864, is in my handwriting, and the other two returns from the same town 
are in the handwriting of Delany. The return from Richmond, dated, Sept. 1, 
1864, is in Delany's handwriting. The return from Stow of three men, dated 
August 6, 1864, I think is in the handwriting of Yates. The return from Tem- 
ple of ten men, dated August 18, 1864, is in the handwriting of Yates. The 
return of three men from Wales, dated August 23, 1864, is in my liandwriting. 
The return of sixteen men froi§ Wiscasset, dated August 8, 1864, is in Mr. 
Yates' handwriting. I have looked at the handwriting in the other returns and 
do not recognize it. 

FRANK DAVIS. 

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234 PAPER CREDITS. 



Augusta, Me., Tuesday, November 15, 1870. 
O. K. Yates of Paris, sworn and examined. 
By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. What is your profession ? 

A. I am now a practicing physician in the town of Paris, Me. 

Q. Were you engaged during the years of 1864-5 in the business of sup- 
plying recruits ? 

A. I was in that business with G. M. Delany, Frank Davis and H. A. Wil- 
liams. I had been in business alone, and on or about July, 1864, I came to 
Augusta and went into business with George M. Delany, and some time in 
October, 1864, we took Frank Davis, and in a little time thereafter we took in 
H. A. Williams ; and with those partners continued in the business of buying 
and selling recruits during the war. 

Q. Were there any men outside of those named above who had any interest 
directly or indirectly with you in your business ? If so, give their names. 

A. I did business with J. P. Heath. It was in June following the act of 
Congress allowing navy men to be credited to towns. I was introduced to Mr. 
Heath by Jonathan Norton of Buxton, and Heath told me that he had two or 
three hundred, I think he said, navy men that were unassigned, and wanted 
me to buy them outright. I told him I did not want to trade so. He told me 
he did not want to be known outside in the business, as he was a United States 
recruiting officer ; and he told me if I would take them I might have them for 
$30 apiece. He said the certificates of their muster and receipt on board the 
ship were here at the Adjutant General's office unassigned to any town. I told 
him I would take the names, and when they were properly credited to towns I 
would pay him for them. I would not agree to pay him for them until they 
were properly credited to towns. I took the list which was made out on a sheet 
of foolscap paper, containing the names of, I think, about 200 of them, and 
the name of the ship, and I think the date that they were received aboard of 
her. I couldn't tell how long the men had been enlisted, but they were not 
recent enlistments. They had been enlisted previous to the act of Congress 
before referred to — so Heath told me ; and he told me they were enlistments 
for three years. I took those names and negotiated with town agents on the 
same principle as the trade with Heath — that when the men were credited to 
their towns they should pay me for them. .Jpnes was a man from New Hamp- 
shire ; a personal friend of Delany's, who, for about a month had a percentage 
on all the men except the naval enlistments had of Heath. I had business 
with Perkins & Co., at White River Junction, who had $25 per man on men 
that they put through for us at the Provost Marshal's office there. The agents 
of most all the towns to whom we sold men had to have their pockets greased ; 
I mean to say, we usually gave them a bonus of from $15 to $25. As to any 
other outside persons having an interest in the business I only know through 
Delany, having no personal connection with them. In some instances the 



APPENDIX C. 235 

captains of companies gave us a bonus of from $15 to $25 for men furnished 
to help fill up their companies. 

Q. Did you pay any bounty or premium to the men named in the list had 
of Heath? 

A. No, sir, not a cent. Heath claimed that he ought to have half of what 
we made, but we did not recognize the claim, not so understanding the trade. 
I did not know the men and never saw them. 

Q. To what towns or for what towns did you furnish these men, and for 
what sums ? 

A. We furnished China eight men, Damariscotta eight men, Edgecomb six 
men, Greenwood ten men, Hartford eight men, Litchfield ten men, Manches- 
ter seven men, Porter fourteen men, Richmond four men, Stow five men. 
Temple ten men, Vassalboro' five men, and some men for Lisbon, at prices 
ranging from $100 to $500. 

Q. Was there not a good deal of competition among town officers, and a 
rapid appreciation in the price of men up to the close of the war ? 

A. Yes, sir. 

Q. Did this list of 200 or about 200 men comprise all the naval recruits 
sold to towns ? 

A. Yes, sir, all except a few that we carried to Kittery. It comprised all 
of the Heath men that I have any knowledge Of. 

Q. About how many did you carry to Kittery? 

A. I don't think more than half a dozen. I couldn't tell you exactly. 
Frank Davis did the most of that. 

Q. By which member of your firm was the business with Heath in refer- 
ence to these 200 men done, including the payment of the bonus to him and 
the procuring of the lists or muster-in rolls of the men? 

A. I procured the lists negotiated with Heath. Delany paid him the bonus, 
acting as the cashier. I never had or saw any muster-in rolls, but Heath said 
at the time he furnished me the lists, and before Delany knew anything about 
this class of men, the proper papers had been forwarded to the Adjutant Gen- 
ejal's office in Augusta. 

Q. Upon receiving this list, as you have stated, from Heath, state partic- 
ularly what steps you took to dispose of the men ? 

A. I returned to xlugusta with the list, showed it to Delany, and gave him 
the first intimation that he had relative to this class of men. I told him the 
conditions on which we could have them. He approved of it, but expressed 
his doubt that we could use them — thought that they would be assigned to the 
general credit of the State. Soon after I got those names it was reported that 
a commission would be appointed to dispose of those unassigned naval men. 
I made arrangements with the agents of towns to take tliese men, and we as- 
signed them, and the towns were ta pay us if the commission allowed them. 
I was at Auburn after this time, and did not personally take any steps to get 
them allowed, but Delany wrote me that they were allowed. 

Q. Do you not know, or have you not reason to believe, that Delany in- 
terested himself to get them allowed ? 

A. I was at Auburn during the whole session of the commission, but De- 



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lany told me that he interested himself to get them allowed by the commis- 
sion. 

Q. Do you not know, or have you not reason to believe, that objection was 
first made to allowing this class of men, and there was a delay in allowing 
them? 

A. I was so informed by Mr. Delany. I had reason to believe so. 

Q. Did you not encounter some diflSculty in getting towns to take this class 
of men ? 

A. I did, sir, on account of the delay in getting them allowed ; but after 
we got them allowed we had no difficulty. The towns at first were afraid that 
they would not be allowed, and that the delay would operate against them. 

Q. Do you not know, and have you not reason to believe, that the allow- 
ance of these men on the quotas of towns was obtained by procuring certifi- 
cates of the selectmen of towns that such men were residents of their towns 
and liable to enrolment? 

A. Yes, sir. I think there was a question that those men should appear as 
belonging to towns and liable to enrolment, and the selectmen did supply me 
with such certificates, on the ground that the men were aliens but in the actual 
service of the United States, and might be considered to belong to any town 
on whose quota they were credited. 

Q. Did you not yourself give 'these explanations to the officers of towns in 
reference to the signing of such papers ? 

A. I did, sir. 

Q. Do you know whether or not any bonus or consideration was paid to 
towh officers for signing such papers? 

A. Not for signing such papers ; but there were many instances in which the 
agents of towns had a bonus of so much per man. Some few agents refused 
to accept it. 

Q. Have you and Mr. Delany settled up your accounts for the Heath mat- 
ters? 

A. We have. 

Q. Do you know, or have you reason to believe, that any money was dis- 
bursed on behalf of your firm or any member of it, to procure a general order 
from the Provost Marshal General at Washington to any military authority at 
Augusta to allow the 200 men had of Heath to be assigned to the credit of Dis- 
trict or sub district of the State of Maine ? 

A. Delany informed me that he had used so much money for such purposes. 
I don't remember the sum, but it was some thousands. 

Q. Do you know anything of the money's being furnished and sent? 

A. I don't know that, but it was put on the books — so much money for get- 
ting the order from the Provost Marshal General. 

Q. Do you know by whom the money was sent, or the order procured? 

A. I think Delany has told me that it was through Manley. 

Q. Who received that order ? 

A. I couldn't tell you. 

Q. Is there now, or was there ever, any correspondence in reference to the 
procurement of that order? 



APPENDIX C. 237 

A. Not to my knowledge. 

Q. Do I understand you to say, and to intend that none of the Heath men 
put into the service by your firm received bounties paid to themselves? 

A. Not to my knowledge. We only paid him $30 for the men, and that was 
the only disbursement that was charged in the account or settled for by me. 

Q. Which was procured first, the order from General Fry to assign the men 
to sub districts and towns in Maine, or the returns of the selectmen claiming 
the men as residents of their towns ? 

A. The returns of the selectmen were procured first. 

Q. Why was it necessary to procure said order from the Provost Marshal 
General after the returns from selectmen of towns to the Naval Commissioner 
had been procured and handed in ? 

A. I cpuldn't tell you. It was done through Delany. 

Q. Were you not informed that Major Gardiner had declined to allow that 
class of men without authority from Washington? 

A. I was. 

Q. Was the manner of procuring such order the subject of conversation or 
discussion between Mr. Delany and yourself ? 

A. I don't know that there was any discussion. We talked the matter over. 
He said it was necessary to procure the order and it was necessary to use money 
for that purpose, and the money was put upon the books, and I suppose it was 
used. 

Q. Did .you at that time maintain a correspondence with the Secretary of 
War, or the Provost Marshal General, or any ofiicer of the War Department? 

A. Not to my knowledge. I never saw any correspondence. Delany told 
me that it was through Manley, that he was doing the business ; and Osgood 
had something to do about it. 

Q. Of the 200 men had of Heath did you sub-let or sell any portion of them 
to other brokers ? 

A. I don't remember that we did, except that the agents of towns might be 
considered as brokers. 

Q. Do you know of James Colby or J. H. Manley having some of these 
men to dispose of ? 

A. I know of James Colby's having a few of them to go on the quota of his 
town. I do not of Mauley's having any of them. 

Q. Do you know of T. M. Stevens having some of them to go on the quota 
of the town of Pittston ? 

A. Yes, Stevens had some of them. I regarded Stevens as an agent of the 
town. 

Q. Do you know of A. D. Merrow's having some of them for the town of 
Lebanon? 

A. I think the town of Lebanon had some of the men, but I don't know who 
the agent was. 

Q. Do you know of J. P. Heath's selling directly to towns ? 

A. Yes, sir, he told me he sold some to the agents of towns. He sold some 
to Jonathan Norton of Buxton. He told me that he sold some to Stevens of 
Pittston. After the men got dear he wouldn't let us have any. 



238 PAPER CREDITS. 

Q. Do you know of A. B. Farwell's having any of the men enlisted on board 
the Receiving Ship Ohio, or having the right to sell them ? 

A. I d© not. 

Q. Do you know of Hubbard & Stirasen's having a commission on the sale 
of some men put to the credit of the town of Parsonsfield ? 

A. I do not. 

Q. Did you let Josiah H. Greely have fifteen of these men for the town of 
Palermo ? 

A. I think we let the town of Palermo have some of them. Greely, I 
think, was the agent ? 

Q. Did Delany have any men of J. P. Heath prior to your being connected 
with him or after your connection? 

A. I know he never did before — Heath told me he never did. It was in 
June, 18G4, that I got the list, before there was much call for men. I never 
knew of his having any after. There was none reported on our book. 

Q. Prior to your obtaining said list of 200 men, had not Delany applied to 
Heath and obtainec* from him mustering-in rolls of the enlistment of the men, 
countersigned by the captain of the ship, and brought them at three different 
times to the Adjutant General for the purpose of having them allowed by the 
Naval Commissioners ? 

A. I am not aware that he knew anything about it until I showed him the 
list ; and he expressed surprise at my being able to get control of so many men 
on such favorable terms. 

Q. Was anything exacted by Heath, or any oflScer on board the Receiving 
Ship, as bounty for these men ? 

A. Nothing more than what I have already stated. 

Q. What agents of the towns supplied by you declined to receive a bonus 
for the men ? 

A. ' S. P. Maxim declined to receive it, and he gave it to the town. I won't 
clear any more. We allowed all the other agents a bonus for their services 
on each man, as above stated. The receipts were given for the whole sum, 
including the bonus, but the money paid us was less than the receipt by from 
$15 to f 25 per man. I don't know but that the others might hf-ve given the 
bonus to their towns. I think the men from Temple also refused to receive 
any bonus, and also a few other town officers. 

0. K. YATES, M. D. 



APPENDIX C. 239 



Augusta, Me., Tuesday, November 15, 1870. 

Joseph F. Nte of Fairfield, (Kendall's Mills,) sworn and examined. 
By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you sheriff of the county of Somerset in the year 1864-5? 

A. Yes, sir. 1 was sheriff almost seven years — went out last January. 

Q. In December, 1864, were you acting in some capacity in the District 
Provost Marshal's office? If so, what? 

A. I was, acting as Deputy Provost Marshal of the Third District. 

Q. Did you at that time furnish five men to the town of Detroit to fill the 
quota ? 

A. I can't tell. 

Q. Where did you get the men that you sold Detroit? 

A. My impression is that all the men I had which were called paper men I 
had of Mr. Pike. 

Q. How did you obtain said men of Mr. Pike, by purchase or to sell as his 
agent ? 

A. Well, all the men I had of him I went to him and made a bargain what 
I was to give. 

Q. What was you to give ? 

A. I can't answer. From the impression I have I should say somewhere 
about from $250 to $350. 

Q. What class of men did you purchase, or did Pike represent them to be? 

A. He recommended them to be men who had been in the service and who 
had re- enlisted and had not been assigned to any town, and who would be 
assigned to any town that would pay their bounty. 

Q. Was there a muster-roll or list of the men delivered you by Pike with 
the men ? 

A. I am not able to tell. 

Q. What did you have to show that you had the men ? , 

A. I think I had his receipt when I paid him money. I think I never had 
or saw a list of the men. 

Q. Did you pay him money previously to selling the men or did you pay 
him after they were sold by you ? 

A. My impression is that he received his pay after they were credited to 
the town that they were assigned to. 

Q. Did you, as Deputy Provost Marshal of the Third District, assign these 
men on the queta of Detroit? 

A. Certainly I didn't. 

Q. Were they not credited to your district by yourself? If not, who did 
credit them? 

A. Mr. Woodward or Mr. Williams attended to that ^rtion of the business 
of the office ; that was no portion of my duties. I was at work outside of the 



240 PAPER CREDITS. 

oflBce the most of the time. I kept in Somerset county the most of the time 
hunting up deserters. 

Q. Did you procure any order or direction to have these men credited to 
Detroit, or did you see any such order or direction ? 

A. No, sir, any more than I would say on what town I wanted them 
credited. 

Q. What did you sell these men to Detroit for per man? 

A. Not a cent more than I gave for them, but what that was I am unable 
to say. 

Q. What evidence did you produce that the men were aredited previously 
or at the time of getting your pay ? 

A. I must have had a receipt from the office where they were credited. 
They might have been credited to Littler's office, or they miglit have been cred- 
ited up here to tlie State House at General Hodsdon's office. 

Q. Did you sell a part of the men you bought of Pike to the town of Fair- 
field ? 

A. I can't tell. I have no means of telling. I put in some men for that 
town, but I can't tell whether they were of that lot or not. 

Q. Did you not in connection with Mr. Kenrick sell eight men to the town 
of Fairfield for $3,720? 

A. I can't answer. I have no recollection of putting in any men with Mr. 
Kenrick. 

Q. Did you give a receipt for that sum ? 

A. I can't recollect. 

Q. Look at these papers and see if you signed the same ? (Hands witness 
papers marked B. and D., [See Fairfield, B. and D.-, page 179] at which he 
looks.) 

A. 1 signed both of them. 

Q. Were there not some men for which you received these sums named in 
said receipts marked B and D as bounties — actually enlisted men in this State ? 

A. I presume there were. 

Q. Look at the papers marked E., F. and G., \_See Fairfield,, documents E., 
F. and G., pages 179 and 180] and state whether the men named in the said 
papers were credited on the quota of Fairfield and so certified from the Provpst- 
Marshal of the 3d District? 

A. (Witness looks as directed.) They were. 

Q. Are the names in said three papers those of men enlisted in this State, 
or of men procured by you of Mr. Pike ? 

A. I am unable to state ; but from the fact that the papers came from Mujor 
Littler's office, I iiresume they were paper men. I do not recognize them as 
men that I know. I never believed they were actual men, and I do not now. 
I do not mean to include the men that Mr. Kenrick furnished the town. I mean 
to include what paper men I had anything to do with. The men that I call 
paper men were men that were represented to have been in service and their 
term had expired and had enlisted over again or were going to enlist over again. 
Part of the men that I had of Pike were what I call paper men, and I don't 
know but that all of them were. I think, however, I had some real men of him. 



APPENDIX C, 241 

Q. What did you receive per man for the men sold to Fairfield? 
A. I can't answer. 

Q. Did you sell them to Fairfield for the same sum they cost you, without 
any deduction for bonus or commission? 
A. I didn't all of them. 

Q. Do you remember what you did receive as commission? 
A. I don't. 

JOSEPH F. NYE. 



Augusta, Me., Tuesday, November 15, 1870. 
F. Kenkick of Fairfield, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Did you procure certain men or names of Pike, or Pike & Colby, which 
you afterwards sold to the town of Fairfield? 

A. Yes, sir. I made the trade with Pike & Colby, and they gave me an 
order on Jos. H. Manley, and he got me the certificate of credit for them and 
I paid him. 

Q. How many men had you, and at what price ? 

A. Four men, at $400 apiece, and they are the men named in paper " F," 
[see Fairfield F, page 179] to my best knowledge and belief. 

Q. Is paper " F " the certificate procured by Manley, and did you jjay on 
said certificate ? 

A. Yes, sir. 

Q. What representations did Pike & Colby or Manley make as to the men 
— in what service, and how they obtained them? 

A. This four men that I bought I don't know that I had any talk in regard 
to, but the understanding was that they were men that had been discharged; 
re-enlisted, and they bouglit them and had a right to sell them to any town 
that would advance their bounties. 

Q. What did you sell them to Fairfield for per man ? 

A. My impression is that they gave me two dollars and a half per man 
more than I gave for them. 

Q. Did you sell ten of the Pike men to the town of China, and if so, state 
all the facts connected with the transaction ? 

A. I went to Mr. Pike to buy ten men for the town of China, and he told 
me at that time that he couldn't let me have them, but that he had let Sumner 
Barton have some men and he had ten to spare and he would speak to him, 
and that Barton would let me have them for what we had talked. I think I 
paid Mr. Pike $-100 apiece tor the four men that went on the quota of Fairfield ; 
and for ten men that went on the quota of China, ^HO apiece, less .$20 for my 
services. Pike & Colby told me that they had been out to Washington — or 
somewhere where these men were — and bought them, with the right to sell 

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242 PAPER CREDITS. 

them to any town or plantation. I believed at the time that they were real 
men. Tliere was some talk with me and Mr. Abbot about there being paper 
men in the market, 

FRANCIS KENRICK. 



Augusta, Me., Wednesday, Nov. 16, 1870. 
T. H. Hubbard of North Berwick, sworn and examined. 

Br Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Did you supply recruits for the towns of North Berwick and Parsons- 
field, in whole or in part, to fill quotas of those towns in the fall of 1864? 

A. I think I furnished some men to, North Berwick in 1863 and '64, and to 
Parsonsfield in the latter part of 1864 or early in 1865. The Parsonsfield men 
were furnished by brokers, and I contracted with the brokers on the part of 
the town. The power was delegated to me by the town, and one of the select- 
men was there with me all the time I was at Portland. , 

Q. Do you know that four men of the class called naval recruits were put 
to the credit of the town of North Berwick in October, 1864, and had you any 
connection with the procuring and sale of said men? 

A. I recollect that on one of the quotas in that year a broker by the name, 
I think, of McLeod — from the Provinces he was — brought a man, one man, to 
be enlisted in the navj' — took him to Charlestown, enlisted him and brought 
me the certificate of enlistment. I took it to Capt. Doughty and took a voucher 
from him for the town, which I filed with the town ofiicers. I know of no other. 

Q. Look at the paper marked "B," [See No. Berwick, "5," i^oge 190] among 
the official papers of North Berwick, and state whether you did not receipt for 
A. C. Lewis, John Horn, George Oilman and Lewis A. Horton, marked as 
navy recruits in said paper. 

A. (Witness looks as directed.) I find my signature to such a receipt, and 
recollect that this receipt was presented to me by the chairman of the board of 
selectmen sometime after the quota was filled. Some of the men I procured 
and some I did not. The contract for filling the quota by the town was with 
«ie, but I had to abandon it, and other parties filled the quota. This receipt 
_Mr. Butler required as a voucher for the town, the contract having been with 
me; and I signed it, supposing it to be correct. In every instance where I have 
procured men, paid for tliem or [paid] them and received pay, I took a receipt 
'from the men and filed that with the town officers, usually giving my receipt 
on the back of the same. In paying men that were mustered there, I always 
paid in presence of one of the officers of the town and of the Provost Mar- 
shal's office. Sometimes the officer of the town would not be present, but 
invariably in the presence of one of the officers at the Prov. Marshal's office. 

Q. What, if any, connection had you with the enlistment or assignment of 
the four naval recruits already named? 

A. I really have no recollection about them. I do not recollect which one 



APPENDIX C. 243 

of the town oflScers was there when I left with the business unfinished. I do 
remember that on one of the quotas — this may have been the one — that one of 
the selectmen by the name of Hobbs remained in Portland and completed the 
quota, but I really can't tell which one. As to any knowledge of the so called 
paper men, I have none. 

Q. Had you any commission or bonus, or gratuity of any kind, directly or 
indirectly, for the sale or assignment of these four men ? 

A. I think not. I think nothing. 

Q. How many men did you procure personally for the town of North Ber- 
wick, and how many were procured by persons to whom you turned over your 
contract, under said contract? 

A. It is impossible for me to state. This I do know, that all the contracts 
I had with the town I either filled or turned over to men who did. 

Q. Who were the men to whom you turned over said contract? 

A. They were various individuals whom the brokers termed runners. Mc- 
Leod was one, and Fay was anether. They were men who came from Canada 
or the Provinces with aliens, and were glad to deal with me, for I usually paid 
more than the brokers. 

Q. Were not all the men furnished by you, or furnished by any parties 
under your contract, foreigners who had never had a residence in the United 
States ? If not, state how many were of that character. 

A. It is but an impression, but my impression is about all were represented 
to me to be foreigners. The Provost Marshal wouldn't credit us with men 
that had a residence in the State, stating that the Departments wouldn't allow 
it unless they belonged in the town for which they enlisted. 

Q. Did you see any order in reference to the assignment of aliens, or know 
of the existence of such order, or was it claimed by the officers of the Provost 
Marshal's office that there was an order controlling such cases ? 

A. My impression is that I saw such order, and that it was in the hands of 
the chairman of our board of selectmen — Mr. Haven A. Butler — and that it 
came from the Adjutant General of this State. 

Q. State if you can in substance the directions contained in said order. 

A. The impression I have of the order is that it emenated from the Adjutant 
General, and contained an allusion to the orders of the Provost Marshal 
General, and its substance was that no credits could be made to towns of the 
State unless they were of citizens of the towns, and it was inferred that aliens 
might be so credited. 

Q. Did you see any of the men procured by you or upon your said con- 
tract? If so, how many, and who. 

A. Quite a number of them. I paid them personally, but I can't tell who. 
I think the major part of them I paid myself. I took from each one that I paid 
though a receipt, and filed the receipts with the town officers. 

Q. Are you able now to testify that any or all of said persons were men 
procured by yourself or parties of whom you had obtained the men to be en- 
listed for a term of service in the United States navy, and that all or some of 
them were not already in the service and not credited to any town or district, 



244 PAPER CREDITS. 

the credit for whom had been sold by some recruiting officer, naval officer, 
broker, or otlier person? 

A. All the men that went into the navy that I had anything to do with were 
men that I saw, and were represented by the broker, who had them in charge, 
to be desirous of enlisting in the navy, and after an agreement for price with 
him and the men, he would take them away to some naval recruiting station, 
and subsequently, upon proper vouchers from the Provost Marshal's office, I 
made the payment. 

Q. From interviews with the men, can you tell or indicate their nationali- 
ties? 

A. I don't know that I can, but I think the majority were from Canada and 
from the Provinces, and I don't know but that tliere were some from New York 
and Massachusetts. 

Q. What sums did you pay said men personally or know to have been paid 
them, and for what objects? 

A. Different sums were paid by the towns under different calls, and it was 
my course to offer pretty well up to the suras that the town paid, but I can't 
state what those sums were. 

Q. Do you not know that the whole premium and bounty paid by the 
brokers to some of the men did not exceed five dollars ? 

A. I do know that to be a fact in one case. It was not, however, with any 
town that I had to do with. 

Q. What disbursements in all, and for what purposes, severally, did you 
make on account of the men furnished by you, or that were furnished on your 
contracts to North Berwick ? 

A. I couldn't do that without the receipts from the men. My impression is 
that I would make contracts with the brokers to give them $25 a man, and that 
they would make a contract with the men whereby they would obtain consid- 
erable more. 

Q. Did you not in connection with John N. Stimson, furnish ten men en- 
listed in the navy in the Receiving Ship Ohio, wliich were afterwards put to the 
quota of the town of Parsonsfield late in the year 18G4? 

A. I don't recollect to have had anything to do with Parsonsfield in con- 
nection with Mr. Stimson. I had had talk with the selectmen of Parsonsfield 
with reference to filling that quota. 

Q. Had you not agreed with Nathaniel Pendexter, 2d, to dispose of to him 
twenty-seven, or a certain number of men which you claimed to have the right 
to control ? 

A. I did with one of the town officers of Parsonsfield — think it might have 
been Pendexter, but it had reference to men that were x>romised by brokers to 
me. 

Q. Did you not furnisli three men in pursuance to such agreement, muster 
them in and receive pay for tliem ? 

A. I don't recollect the number. I did some I know. 

Q. What were [was] the character or kind of men so sold ? 

A. I think they were foreigners ; and my impression is that they were for 
the- army, and were obtained by me of brokers for the town. 



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245 



Q. Do you know the fact that Pendexter and Brackett did personally re- 
cruit a number of men for their town ? 

A. I know tliey told me they bought men for their town. 

Q. After they had bought men for their town did you not solicit or direct one 
John N. Stimson to solicit, or know that he solicited the privilege of supplying 
the number of men necessary to fill the quota of that town ? 

A. I think after giving up the contract to fill Parsonsfield myself, Messrs. 
Pendexter and Brackett getting men very slowly, and learning that Mr. Stim- 
son had some men, I gave them that information and they sought him. 

Q. What was the character of the men you understood and represented 
Stimson to have to dispose of ? 

A. Men that he had recruited in the South in the neighborhood of Wash- 
ington. 

Q. At the time you referred them to Stimson as aforesaid, how many men 
did you understand Parsonsfield to lack on its quota? 

A. I don't think I knew the number. I don't think it was represented to 
me. I ought to say here, that I was paying but little attention to the matter at 
the time. 

Q. Did you know the fact that Stimson had been to Washington and its 
vicinity under some engagement or authority to procure the enlistment of 
veterans and colored men? 

A. I knew he was there for that purpose, did so recruit, and I understood, 
under some authority from the State. 

Q. How many men of both those classes had you knowledge or information 
that he had obtained? 

A. From reports a large number, but I saw but two, and they were negroes. 

Q. Did you refer tlie town officers of Parsonsfield to Stimson with the ex- 
pectation that he had men enough of those classes to fill the town's complement 
of men? 

A. Those classes or some other — I don't know that I knew what the class 
of the men was. 

A. Do you not know that the two negroes referred to ran away, and didn't 
you see them in the act of running away ? 

A. I did, under these circumstances, — They were placed in my charge to 
come east to be delivered to Mr. Stimson's partner. While waiting for the 
train to start out in Washington, one of the negroes started and ran and Mr. 
Stimson after him. Tlie last I knew of that negro he was in a sewer and 
Stimson trying to poke him out. 

Q. Do you not know that the men actually supplied to Parsonsfield by 
Stimson were ten naval recruits enlisted on board the United States Receiving 
Ship Oliio at Charlestown ? 

A. I don't know it of my own knowledge, but I have an impression like 
this in the matter, that I introduced to Stimson a man that had formerly sup- 
plied me with men for the land service, who said that he had some men that 
wanted to enlist in the navy, but whether Stimson took them or not and put 
them upon the town of Parsonsfield, I do not know. McLeod was the name 
of the man that I introduced to Stimson. 



246 PAPER CREDITS. ' 

Q. Had you any interest, direct or indirect, at any time in the ten men 
furnished to Parsonsfield for which Mr. Stimson seems to have receipted? 
A. No pecuniary interest. 

Q. Did you in the summer of 18Gi go to Washington or Virginia to pro- 
mote the enlistment of men to be made available on the quotas of any towns in 
this State? 

A. I hardly know how to answer that question. I didn't go there for that 
purpose. I was in Washington on other business, and confered with Col. 
Stone with reference to men for my own town and his, and this I did in re- 
sponse to a letter which I received from Mr. Hobbs after I went there. I had 
no commission from the State officials or any other party, nor did I procure 
any men. 

Q. Did you, while at the South at that time, become in any degree conver- 
sant with tlie operations of citizens of Maine who were there recruiting, or 
attempting to recruit, men for this State, as to their methods of proceeding, 
the number and kinds of men tliey succeeded in obtaining, and the disburse- 
ments they made for them ? 

A. Nothing as to their disbursements that I recollect of. I knew generally 
that Mr. Stimson and others were in Washington at that time recruiting men 
under some authority from the State. Some of the men I saw started from 
Washington to Maine, as I inferred, for substitutes. 

Q. How late did you remain in Washington at this time? 

A. I can't recollect. I was there about three weeks in the summer — July 
or August. 

Q. Who besides John N. Stimson and Col. Stone do you remember there 
for the purpose of procuring men — who [were] from Maine ? 

A. Mr. Hobbs from North Berwick, came there as agent for the town while 
I was there. I saw William Emery there, but knew nothing of his business. 
I think I did see Dr. A. D. Merrow of Acton there, and there were other 
Maine men there that I didn't know. 

Q. How many men of all kinds do you know that Stimson obtained there ? 

A. I do not know how many. I know he obtained some. 

Q. While you were there was the recruiting in that region in behalf of 
Maine stopped or suspended by an order from the War DepaVtment? 

A. I cannot say; but there M'as some order which Col. Stone and others 
thought detrimental, and endeavored to have recinded or modified. I think it 
was modified to the extent of allowing the credit of those men that were already 
enlisted. 

TIMOTHY H. HUBBARD. 



APPENDIX C. 247 



Augusta, Me., Thursday, November 17, 1870. 
Granville P. Cochrane of Augusta, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Whether you had any agency in filling the quotas of any towns in this 
State under any of the calls for men in the year 1864? 

A. I never had any direct agency. Indirectly I did. 

Q. Do you know that seven men put upon the quota of the town of Edding- 
ton in tliat year, were settled for in part by a note given to yourself ? 

A. I will give the transaction as it occurred. I had at that time the control 
of certain marine credits as agent, for other parties and one S. A. Barker, a 
broker of Bangor, representing himself to be under an engagement to fill the 
quotas of Dixmont and Eddington, came to me and I let him have some of them, 
and he was to pay me for them as soon as he could get it from the towns. He 
was the man that I looked to for my pay, but on being pressed ]^y me for pay 
he said the towns would not pay him, and asked me if in the case of Eddington 
I would take a town note, and I agreed to and did take a conditional note for 
$2,800, to be paid in one year if the credits were not disturbed. The note was 
signed by the selectmen and treasurer of Eddington, and was payable in one 
year. After the note became due I endeavored to collect it from the town, 
which refused to pay it and I sued. In the mean time Barker had sued the 
town of Dixmont for a similar class of men and the suit had been non-suited; 
and my attorney surrendered the note by tlie town's paying the cost, §150. 

Q. How many of what you call marine credi(;s did you have the disposal of? 

A. My imijression is, that there were about 200 names on the roll that I had 
control of. 

Q. What papers if any did you have in reference to said men? 

A. It was a muster and descriptive roll — it was all on one paper — containing 
the names, places of nativity, occupation, date of enlistment, term of enlist- 
ment, and all the data usually given on a muster and descriptive roll. It was 
endorsed by a lieutenant in charge of the Marine Corps, certified ,by a lieu- 
tenant at the marine barracks, that the men had been enlisted at the marine 
barracks, that it was a correct transfer of the records of the marine barracks 
that they had never been credited to any city or town in the United States. 
There was an endorsement on the back of it by Prov. Marshal General James 
B. Fry, authorizing these men to be credited on the quotas of towns. My im- 
pression is that it didn't state any particular State — stating that those men were 
proper credits, not having been credited to any towns. My impression is now 
that they might properly be credits to any district or sub-district, or t« that 
effect. 

Q. At what place, and from whom did you first receive said muster roll? 

A. Here in Augusta, from a Mr. Oscar T. Higgins from New Hampshire. I 
think from Concord. 



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Q. Dill said Higgins claim property in or right of control of said muster 
roll? 

A. He did. 

Q. Did he state to you of whom he had obtained it, and what it had cost 
him? 

A. He stated — There was another man with him ; that he and parties with 
him had obtained this roll at tlie marine barraclcs, and that they had deposited 
at the marine barraclis bounties for the men amounting — as near as I can recol- 
lect — to about $200 per man. 

Q. Upon what payment or engagement to pay or account was said muster 
roll delivered to you? 

A. I asked permission to take this roll of men with the endorsements on it 
and show it to the State and United States authorities at Augusta, to see if they 
were proper credits and would be allowed to towns in Maine. Higgins con- 
sented, and I took it first to Major Littler — that is mj' impression. He consid- 
ered the endorsement of Fry as sufficient to warrant their being credited. I 
also showed the list to Gov. Cony and to Gen. Hodsdon, both, and they viewed 
it in tlie same light as Littler had. I made the arrangement with Higgins to 
pay him about $300 per man ; and I was to have all I could get over the amount 
I was to pay him. I assumed no risk, and was not to pay unless I got pay. 

Q. How long did you retain said muster roll, and to whom and for what 
consideration did you transfer it? 

A. I deposited the muster roll, before I disposed of a man, in the Adjutant 
General's office here in the State House, immediately after I got it, which was 
in January, 1805. As credits were made the names were taken from the roll 
in the Adjutant General's office to Major Littlor's office, to be credited on his 
books, in every instance where I sold. 

Q. Did you sell or agree to lurnish to one C. T. Bean, for the town of War- 
ren, fifteen men out of said roll; and if so, state upon what terms, and how 
the credit on the quota was obtained? 

A. I did sell him about that number for about $400 per man, and the credit 
was obtained in the manner I have above stated. Bean came here when I was 
sick and paid Higgins the part that I was to pay him, and my partner, George 
G. Davis, gave Bean a receipt just as if I had received the money, so I didn't 
get a cent for the men. I have no reason to believe that Davis received any- 
thing out of it. 

Q. Did not one Z. R. Wright of Lewiston claim that he had furnished the 
fifteen men put to the credit of the town of Warren, and endeavor to collect 
the pay for them at the rate of $430 per man ? 

A. I don't recollect that he did. He may have done so v/bile I was sick. 
I never looked to Wright for a cent of pay, and never had any trade with him. 

Q. Didn't you make said Wright your agent to sell these men or part of 
them, either generally or to said town of Warren, with the understanding be- 
tween you and him that you were to have $400 per man and said Wright $35, 
and did not said Wright sell the 15 men to Bean for Warren at $435 each, in 
accordance with that understanding? 

A. Well, I don't recollect that that was the case with the town of Warren, 
but I may have done so generally with brokers, and with him among tliem. I 



APPENDIX C. 249 

cannot say that Wright sold the men to the town of Warren with any such 
understanding, for I know I looked to Bean for my pay. 

Q. Please look at the letter marked "E," [see page 194] annexed to the 
deposition of M. R. Mathews, and state whether you wish to vary or enlarge 
your answer relative to the transaction with the town of Warren. 

A. (Witness looks as directed.) Well, I will correct it so far as my con- 
nection with Wright is concerned. The letter is substantially correct. 

Q. Look at paper " C," [see page 193] and state whether that certificate 
was obtained by you for the fifteen* men furnished to Warren. 

A. I had no connection with the District Provost Marshal's office. I did 
get a list of the men from the Adjutant General and carried it to Maj. Littler's 
oflice, and then my connection with the matter ended. 

Q. To what other towns or brokers besides Warren, Dixmont and Edding- 
ton did you sell any of these marine credits. 

A. I didn't sell directly to any towns, but I sold to S. A. Barker as stated 
for the towns of Dixmont and Eddington. I sold to Bean for the town of War- 
ren, and I sold a very few — less than half a dozen — to the firm of Delany & 
Co., and I think they were put on the quota of some town in Franklin county. 
After that I was taken sick, and I never saw the list or roll afterwards, and it 
went into the hands of other parties. 

Q. Did you sell five men from the roll referred to, to the town of Pittston? 

A. I have no recollection of doing so. 

Q. Did said Oscar T. Higgins show you any commission or order under 
which he was claiming to act in bringing said muster-roll to Maine and dispos- 
ing of it here ? 

A. I don't recollect, but he had some paper — in writing, I think — showing 
some authority or other, I don't know by whom signed. 

Q. Did he claim to have purchased said roll of some other party, or that he 
himself had procured it from the recruiting ofiicers of the marine corps in the 
District of Columbia, or other military or naval authorities there ? 

A. I understood from him that he, with other parties, had procured the roll 
from the marine barracks at Washington, having deposited money there as 
bounties for the men. 

Q. Did you learn from said Higgins, or any other person, whether or not 
similar rolls had been taken by other persons to dispose of in other States than 
Maine ? 

A. I did not. 

Q. Do you know, or did you hear, upon what rule or under what law or 
regulation marine credits of a similar kind were distributed among tlie States? 

A. Well, I understood at the time, having been m Major Gardiner's oflice 
and seeing the orders from time to time, that men in the service having no 
place of residence in the United States could be assigned on the quota of any 
district or sub-district by the order of the Provost Marshal General, or upon 
their own election. 

* The certificate referred to contains only fourteen names — S. W. Lane, Secretary of 
Senate. 

32 



250 PAPER CREDITS. 

Q. In the case of the 200 men named in said muster roll, did you under- 
stand that the assignment was by the Provost Marshal General, or by the ejec- 
tion of the men? 

A. I understood by the order of the Provost Marshal General, as endorsed 
on the back of the roll. 

Q. Was, or not, said endorsement blank as to the name of the State at the 
time you saw it ? 

A. I don't think that the name of any State or locality was mentioned in it. 
I am very positive there was not. 

Q. By whose procurement or influence was the endorsement referred to 
obtained ? 

A. I have no means of knowing, and don't know. 

Q. Was any portion of the $300 per man to be allowed to Higgins, claimed 
on the score of expense or service in procuring said endorsement? 

A. I think not. I never heard of anything of the kind. 

Q. Do you know that any money was actually paid to any men named in 
said roll ? 

A. I do not. 

Q. Do you know that the men named on said roll were ever actually en- 
listed, or were in existence? • 

A. Certainly I do not. I only know it from the endorsements of the officials 
on the back. 

Q. Previously to calling on Major Littler, the Adjutant General and the 
Governor, as you have stated, with said roll, had you had any interview with 
either of them, or sent any person to see them, or procured or suggested the 
sending of any person to see them, to solicit their favorable consideration of 
said roll ? 

A. I had not. I had done nothing of the kind. 

Q. Do you know of any influences made use of by any person to secure a 
favorable decision in regard to said roll? 

A. I can answer that, and say that I did not. *(^There was one or two towns 
— about half of wliat I sold — tliat Littler was inclined to be a little offish, obsti- 
nate about it, and acted as though he ivanted a little greasing up.) 

Q. Was there any hesitation or delay manifested in the office of A. A. Pro. 
Marshal General in giving credit for this class of men after a number of them 
had been credited ? 

A. There was a little. 

Q. Did you or not on account of said delay, and with a view of expediting 
the business, offer to the clerks in the office, or any of them, to share with Maj. 
Littler the profits of the business rather than to have any trouble? 

A. I never did with any clerk, but I did with him personally. 

Q. Did you receive any reproof for said off'er from Major Littler? and if 
not, how did he entertain it? 



*In the manuscript a line is drawn through the words printed in italics. — S. W. Lane, 
Sec. of the Senate. 



APPENDIX C. 251 

A. He entertained it in silence. I never did pay hitn any share in the profits 
because nothing was received. 

Q. Had a roll similar to the one which Higgins brought ever been to your 
knowledge brought to Maine before ? 

A. Well, I can't answer whether a roll similar to that was ever brought to 
Maine or not, but there had been to my knowledge a roll of what is called 
paper credits brought to Maj. Gardiner when I was on his staff. I don't know 
whether it was a roll of naval credits or marines, but Maj. Gardiner refused to 
have anything to do with-it unless under positive orders from "Washington. 
This roll came to Maj. Gardiner sometime in the summer or autumn of 1864. 
I don't know the name of the man who brought the roll. 

Q. Eeferring to your answer on page 121 [250], what orders do you refer to ? 

A. I refer to the general tenor of orders from the Provost Marshal General 
at Washington. Some of these orders were written and some were printed. 

Q. Who was the party referred to understood to be interested with Higgins 
in the list ? 

A. The man was a total stranger to me. I presume he was introduced but 
I don't recollect his name. 

G. P. COCHRANE. 



Augusta, Me., Wednesday, January 11, 1871. 
G. P. Cochrane of Augusta, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were the 200 men, named on the list which you bought of Higgins, a 
part of the men which Pike & Colby had the control, or were they a distinct 
lot? 

A. They were a distinct lot. 

Q. About how many of this list remained unsold at the time you left it, on 
account of your sickness, in the Adjutant General's office? 

A. There must have been very nearly 170 of them. 

Q. Did you have any share of the sales of that number? 

A. I did not, nor of those sold to the towns of Eddington, Dixmont or 
Warren. 

G. P. COCHRANE. 



252' PAPER CREDITS. 



Augusta, Me., Friday, November 18, 1870. 
William C. Simmons of Augusta, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you engaged in the business of engaging and selling recruits dur- 
ing the war, alone or in company with others, and if so, where was your place 
of business, and what was the style of your firm? 

A. I was, with J. P. Bearing and James P. Hill, and the firm style was J. 
P. Deering & Co. The place of business was an office on Water street, 
Augusta. 

Q. From what time to what time was you engaged with that firm ? 

A. We commenced December 1st, 1864, and on April 12, 1865, we broke 
up. 

Q. Had each partner an equal share in the profits of the business ? 

A. Hill and Deering had equal shares, but I had something less than either 
of them, not liaving put in so much money. 

Q. Were your business matters entered upon the company books, and by 
whom were the books kept ? 

A. I think thej' were. The books were kept by myself and Deering. 

Q. Have you the books present with you, and of what did they consist? 

A. I have. They consisted of the journal, ledger, cash book and order 
book. 

Q. What class of recruits did you principally deal in? 

A. The greater part of the business consisted in lurnishing the actual men 
that we enlisted here at Augusta ; besides which, we enlisted men at other 
points, principally in Boston, to go into the navy. 

Q. Did your firm supply ten men to one N. O. True, to go upon the quota 
of the town of Freeport, under some call during the year 1864? 

A. We did. 

Q. At what price per man ? 

A. At $450. The receipt annexed to *he deposition of N. O. True, marked 
"A,"* [see page 176] is in my handwriting. 

Q. Was the sum of $4500 in full paid to you? 

A. I suppose it was, sir, as the receipt shows. 

Q. Did you supply eight men to the town of Friendship ? 

A. Yes, sir, we did, for $3440 for the eight men. 

Q. Besides that sum, was there a bonus paid to the town officers ? 

A. I don't know. The receipt for $3520, marked " B," [see page 174] an- 
nexed to the deposition of Robert Geyer, is in the handwriting of Mr. Deering. 

Q. Do not your books show that the sum actually paid to you was $3440? 

A. They do. 

* The paper referred to is, evidently, the one marked " B " instead of "A," as stated. 
— S. W. Lane, Sec. of the Senate. 



APPENDIX C. 253 

Q. Did 5'oiir firm put in another man about April 5, 1865, for the town of 
Friendship, and if so, at what price? 

A. We did put in another man, and were paid $390 for it. 

Q. Did you not give a receipt on account of that man for $400? 

A. We did. 

Q. Did you receive $500, or any less sum, about the 2d of March, 18G5, for 
still another man for that town ? 

A. We did, $500. 

Q. Did you supply the city of Hallowell with five men about January 19, 
1865? 

A. We did. We received for the five men $2140, and gave a receipt the 
same day for 2150 to A. Wall and Mark Johnson. 

Q. Did you supply the town of l!^obleboro' with ten men about the 26th of 
January, 1865? 

A. Yes, sir, and we received for the men $4,100. 

Q. Did you supply the town of Union with fourteen men, January 18, 1865 ; 
and if so, at what price? 

A. We did, and received $6,200. , 

Q. Did you supply the town of Waterville with ten men, January 6, 1865? 

A. Yes, sir, for $3,250 for the ten men. 

Q. In the cases of the towns enquired about, Freeport, Friendship, Hallo- 
well, Nobleboro', Union and Waterville, of the money indicated by your cash 
book to have been paid, was any sum paid back to any town officer, agent, or 
other person for a commission, premium, or any other purpose, and do your 
books show it? 

A. I don't remember, and I don't think the books show anything of the kind. 

Q. Whether you employed persons to solicit towns to procure men of you? 

A. I think not. The most of the towns came voluntarily. 

Q. Had your firm, or any of them, made any arrangement with Major Littler 
to send ofiicers of towns in pursuit of men, to you? 

A. I don't remember, sir. 

Q. Where did you obtain the fifty-seven men sold by you to the towns above 
said? * 

A. Well, I hardly know how to answer that question. We received them 
from all parts. 

Q. Look at paper marked "A," [see page 176] annexed to N. O. True's 
deposition, and state whether your firm procured it and delivered it to the 
officers of the town, and state whether it contains the names of the men which 
you sold to that town ? 

A. (Witness looks as directed.) I don't recollect anything about it. I 
never saw the paper before, that I remember of. 

Q. Of whom did you obtain the ten men that you sold to Freeport? 

A. I don't know. The most of the men were procured by Mr. Deering; 
my business was mostly in the office. 

Q. Besides actual enlistments of men in this State, did not your firm have 
to dispose of, a number of men or list of names said to be in the marine corps 



254 PAPER CREDITS. 

or navy of the United States, and assignable to towns by order of the Provost 
Marshal General? 

A. I don't remember. 

Q. Who kept the ledger of your company ? 

A. Mr. Deering, mostly. 

Q. Of whom were the eight Friendship men obtained ? 

A. I couldn't inform you, nor as to any of the men. 

Q. Did not your firm have upwards of a hundred men of J. H. Manley of 
Augusta ? 

A. I think Mr. Deering got some men of Mr. Manley, but I couldn't tell 
how many. 

Q. Does not your book indicate the number of men you had of Manley ? 

A. I think not, sir. 

Q. Turn to your ledger and state whether there is there or not an account 
with J. H. Manley and credit to him for men, and if so, for how many in the 
aggregate and at what price ? 

A. Yes, sir, there is an account with him for one hundred and twenty-one, 
and the aggregate price is ,^7,400. 

Q. Were not all the 121 men bought by you between the first day of Jan'y 
and the fourth day of February, 18G5 ? 

A. Well, I couldn't state. 

Q. Does not it so appear from the dates at which they were credited ? 

A. I should say it did. 

Q. Were not said men bought in lots of from one to fourteen, as you had 
calls for men from the towns ? 

A. Well, sir, I should judge so. There might have been some men that 
we had on hand besides those that we had of Manley. 

Q. Of what other person besides Manley did you purchase men ? 

A. We had a great many men of Thing & Monroe of Boston ; but I find an 
account of only one man on the books. 

Q. Is all the transactions of Deering & Co. as brokers, in the books here 
produced? 

A. Yes, sir. 

Q. At what date was the first man actually put in by you ? 

A. December 24, 1864. 

Q. Did you have men of any other persons excepting Manley and Thing & 
Monroe ? 

A. Yes, sir. We had men of Colby & Pike— twenty men. 

Q. Whether or not you had men of Barton & Keene ? 

A. Yes, sir, we had two. We had three men of G. M." Delany & Co., De- 
cember 24, 1864. Those that I have enumerated appear to be all the men we 
bought. 

Q. What was the price .of the entire lot which you had of Manley? 

A. We had all but one man for $400 each, and for that man we paid f 300. 

Q. Now state how many men in all you sold to towns and individuals, ex- 
clusive of substitutes? 

A. From the books I should judge about 200 men. 



APPENDIX C. 255 

Q. Keferring to your journal, state whether or not the ten men sold to Free- 
port for $4,500 were not credited the same day to J. H. Manley at $4,000? 

A. They are credited the same day at $4,000. 

Q. Are not the eight men charged to Friendship, or part of them, credited 
to Manley the same day ? 

A. Five of them are so credited. 

Q. Are not five men credited to Manley, credited on the same day as the 
five men charged to Hallowell ? 

A. Yes, sir. 

Q. Are not the fourteen men charged to Union, credited on the same date 
to Manley ? 

A. Yes, sir. 

Q. Are not ten men credited to Manley on January 26, 1865, the same day 
of ten men charged to the town of Nobleboro' ? 

A. Yes, sir. 

Q. Of whom had you the ten men charged to Waterville on January 26, 
1865? 

A. Of J. H. Manley. 

Q. Are these entries in your journal, concerning which you have just testi- 
fied, in your handwriting? 

A. They are, mostly — some of them may be in Mr. Deering's. 

WM. C. SIMMONS. 



Augusta, Me., Friday, November 18, 1870. 
T. H. DiNSMORE, of Skowhegan, sworn and examined. . 
By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Had you any agency in filling the quotas of any of the towns in this 
State under any of the calls of 1864? 

A. I had. I assisted in filling the quotas of several towns in my county. 
I think I furnished about twenty-five of those naval men. I furnished ten to 
Harmony, one to H olden and Dennistown, three to Carratunk, two to Nor- 
ridgewock, two to Pleasant Eidge, and seven to Bingham. 

Q. Of whom did you obtain these twenty-five men? 

A. Of J. H. Manley, as my memorandum shows. 

Q. What representations, if any, did Manley make as to the men — how he 
obtained them, and in what branch of the service they were ? 

A. I do not recollect distinctly as to any representation he made at the time 
as to how he obtained them ; subsequent to this, however, in answer to my 
inquiries, he stated that they were actual enlistments on board the steamship 
Ohio. My impression is that he purchased them of parties who had previously 
bought them, and who transferred them to him, and that he said they were not 
assigned to any town. I made no inquiries until after it began to be whispered 
about that there had been a great many paper men disposed of, and then I 



256 PAPER CREDITS. 

made the inquiries of him as I wanted to be assured that I had had none of 
them. At the time I supposed they were actual men, but were in the navy, 
and I supposed a navy man was worth just as much as an army man. 

Q. Did Manley tell you the parties of whom he had the men, and what 
they had cost him ? 

A. No, sir. 

Q. What did you pay or engage to pay for these twenty-five men, and what 
were the terms? 

A. I was to pay cash down for the men, and he was to give me receipt 
showing the credit of the men. I bought them at different times, and the price 
seems to have varied. I paid from $400 to $-120 per man. I paid $420 for the 
men sold to Bingham and Harmony, and $400 for the others. 

Q. What did you receive for the sale of these twenty-five men ? 

A. For the Harmony men I received $450 per man ; for the Bingham men 
I received $430 per man, I think ; for the Norridgewock men I received $500 
per man, I think ; for the Pleasant Ridge men I don't recollect how much I 
received. 

Q. Whether, in addition to this apparent profit for the men, you were paid 
any commission, premium, or per diem by the towns or by brokers for your 
services? 

A. No, sir. Nothing by the towns or from the brokers. 

Q. Did Mr. Manley tell you how many of the class of men you pui'chased 
of him he had in all ? 

A. He did state positively the number, but I am now unable to state what 
the number was. 

Q. Whether any certificate of credit by the District Provost Marshal, by 
the Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General or the Adjutant General, were 
procured by you or were ever in your hands ? 

A. I think there was in every case ; and my inSpression is, that they came 
through my hands. 

Q. Look at paper marked "A" [see page 172], accompanying the deposition 
of J. A. Magoon, and state if you obtained the same and delivered it to the 
ofiicers of the town with yoip" receipt on the back of same ? 

A. (Witness looks as directed.) I did, sir. It came from Manley or one 
of his assistants. I relied upon Manley to get all the necessary papers. 

Q. Look at paper "A," [see Bingham, page 177] accompanying the deposi- 
tion of Chandler Baker, and state all you know about the same. 

A. (Witness looks as directed.) I have good reasons to believe that this 
paper was received by my clerk, Manley W. Turner, as I have in my posses- 
sion J. H. Manley's receipt given said Turner for $2040 in full for town 
bounty for seven men assigned to Bingham, dated one day subsequent to the 
certificate of credit for the men. 

Q. Did you procure or direct any returns to be made to the Naval Com- 
mission at Augusta, by the selectmen of the towns to which you sold said men, 
certifying said men to be residents of the towns respectively, or know that such 
certificates were prepared and returned ? 

A. No, sir. 

T. H. DINSMORE. 



APPENDIX C. 257 



Augusta, Me., Tuesday, November 29, 1870. 
James P. Hill of Waterville, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were yeu a partner in the firm of John P. Deering & Co. in the substi- 
tute business during the late war? 

A. I was, from sometime in December, 1864, to April, 1865. 

Q. At that time who composed the firm of Deering & Co. ? 

A. John P. Deering, William C. Simmons and myself. 

Q. Did you put any cash capital into the business when commencing? 

A. We all put in a small cash capital at the beginning. 

Q. Did your firm furnish the town of Freeport with ten men late in the 
year 1864, or early in the year 1865? 

A. My impression is that we did furnish the town with some men about 
that time. 

Q. What was your department of the business ? 

A. I think 1 didn't have anything to do with the books. My business was 
picking up men the most of the time. 

Q. Besides the men actually engaged and mustered into the service in this 
State, did not your firm purchase of J. H. Manleyupwards one hundred names 
of men whom you never saw, and who were claimed to be already in the 
marine or naval service of the United States, which names you afterwards 
sold out to various towns in this State ? 

*A. Well, if you will please allow me to answer that question in my own 
way — soon after we commenced business — we knew nothing of any paper 
credits, I never had heard of them up to that time — Mr. Osgood, H. S., the 
express man, said to me that he, or he and Mr. Manley, had the control or had 
the handling of quite a number of hundred men. I don't, remember the num- 
ber exactly, but I think it was six hundred or upwards. He didn't toll me 
what source they were coming from. I asked him what the men could be 
bought for, and he told me, I think it was somewhere about $200 apiece. I. 
urged Mr. Deering to secure the whole of them. It was about the time of the 
draft and I thought the men would be in demand, but he thought we hadn't 
capital enough, and we didn't secure them only as we wanted them. Soon 
after that we began to have calls for men, and we applied to him. He or Mr. 
Manley would go with one of us — fi'equently I v-^ent, and sometimes Mr. Deering 
— to the State House and tell General Hodsdon that we wanted to get so many 
names. He would take a roll, or book it appeared to be — a list of names any- 
way — and would copy off the number we asked for. We then went from 
there to Maj. Littler's office — show him this list of names with Gen. Hods- 
don's signature. He would then give us a certificate that these men was 
quotaed on the town, which certificate we showed to the agent of the town that 
they were quotaed to, and he paid us. I don't know the number we had of 

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258 PAPER CREDITS. 

Mr. Manley and Osgood under this arrangement. Our books would show 
exactly. We did not pay them anytliing until the account amounted to some 
thirty or forty thousand dollars. 

Q. Look at these books and say whether they are the books kept by your, 
firm and contain the record of that business? They consist of a journal, 
ledger, cash book and order book. 

A. (Witness looks.) They are the books which we kept, and they contain 
all of our transactions connected with tliat business. 

Q. Whether the men purchased from time to time of Osgood and Manley 
were not all credited to Manley and did not amount to one hundred and twen- 
ty-one? 

A. They were all credited te Manley, and they did number in the aggregate 
one Imndred and twenty-one. 

Q. Did you have other men whose names were on the list in the Adjutant 
General's office, and if so, of whom and how many? 

A. We had Hrenty men of Pike & Colby, which we sold to the town of 
Waterville, but we didn't have to go to the Adjutant General's office to get their 
names, because Mr. Pike procured the certificate of Maj. Littler that they 
were credited to the town of Waterville. 

Q. What record or list did you see of these men bought of Osgood & Man- 
ley, in the Adjutant General's office? 

A. I cannot tell whether it was a book or roll. I stood before Gen. Hods- 
don and he copied off the names. I went myself six or eight times to get 
names and every time I went Gen. Hodsdon copied the names himself. 

Q. Was this copy signed by Gen. Hodsdon ? 

A. I tliink it was, sir. It had to be signed by him and carried and left with 
Maj. Littler, before we could get a certificate that the men were quotaed. 

Q. Was there upon the book or list in the xidjutant General's office, any 
order or endorsement signed by Provost Marshal General Fry ? 

A. Not that I ever saw. 

Q. Did Osgood or Manley or Gen. Hodsdon at any time inform you that the 
names on said list were credited to towns or districts in the State of Maine by 
a special order of Provost Marshal General Fry, or from the Secretary of 
War? 

A. Well, we always understood from Osgood and Manley that these men 
were allowed by the War Department to be credited to sucl» towns in Maine as 
saw fit to purchase them. 

Q. State all that Manley or Osgood told you at any time about the men 
purchased of them — who they were, where thej^ were, when, where and by 
whom they were enlisted, and in what branch of the service ; and how, and 
for what consideration they had obtained the control of the list, and the sanc- 
tion of the War Department to their being assigned? 

A. They told us that the men were enlisted at an early period of the war, 
and no bounties paid them ; that they had enlisted at different naval stations. 
They said certain parties had paid so niucli apiece to naval agents and had got 
them allowed at the War Department. 

Q. Was it claimed or pretended that these men were residents of Maine ? 



APPENDIX C. 259 

A. They claimed that part of them were, that they had enlisted in Portland. 

Q. What information had you in reference to tlie twenty men you bought 
of Pike & Colby? 

A. They claimed that they were negro troops, and that they could quota 
them to any town that they chose to. 

Q. To what town did you sell the twenty men you bought of Pike & Colby ? 

A. I think it was to the lown of Waterville. 

Q. Was the payment of those twenty men all to you, or was a part of it to 
Pike & Colby? 

A. I think the payment was all to us. 

Q. Did not Osgoqd or Manley, or both of them, offer you the entire list of 
names at $200 apiece? 

A. They offered us the entire list, and I am very positive at $200 apiece. 

Q. Was not the price you actually paid them, taking them by lots, $400 
apiece ? 

A. Yes, sir. I think we paid $400 apiece, excepting one lot of men for 
which we paid $300 apiece. 

Q. At the various times that you say you went to the Adjutant General's 
to get copies from the list, did the Adjutant make any objection to the allow- 
ance of these men on the quotas of towns, or raise any questions as to the 
regularity of the proceedings? 

A. Never to my knowledge, ia the world. I don't think he ever detained 
me there when I went after names over ten minutes. 

Q. Did Major Littler ever object to allowing this class of men, or allowing 
the full term of service claimed by you ? 

A. Mr. Manley or Mr. Osgood gave me a list of three names for the town 
of Chelsea with General Hodgdon's signature, and I went to Major Littler's with 
them and he refused to give me a certificate for only one year's men, and said 
that was all the term of service that he could make out with them papers, and 
I told him that I had agreed to furnish three years' men. I went to Osgood & 
Manley and told them about Major Littler's refusing to give credit for more 
than one year. They said they could fix that, and that afternoon they came 
down to see General Hodsdon. The same afternoon Major Littler gave me a 
certificate for the same three men as three years' men. 

JAMES P. HILL. 



260 PAPER CREDITS. 



Augusta, Me., Wednesday, November 30, 1870. 
John N. Stimson of Alfred, sworn and examined. 

Bt Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Whether or not you went to Washington, or as it was called, to the 
front, in July, 1864, for the purpose of making enlistments under a commission 
from the Governor of this State ? 

A. I went on there under a commission from the Governor, and I found 
many persons there on the same service from other States enlisting our men, 
and I found my commission was not full enough, and came back and got 
another one, as per special order No. 69, Adjutant General's Keport for 1864-5, 
vol. 1. 

Q. Whether or not you sought this employment, and if so, for what pur- 
pose? 

A. I did seek it, for the purpose of getting men to fill quotas of towns — 
*Alfred, Kennehmik, Kennebiinkport, Hollis and Lyman. 

Q. What, if any, other persons did you meet or know while in Washington 
and its vicinity, acting or claiming to act under similar commissions from this 
State ? 

A. There were quite a number there in all, I guess, that didn't have com- 
missions all of them. I don't know as they did. William Emery, T. H. Hub- 
bard, A. D. Merrow, Wm. Gaslin, Jr., Mr. Farwell, Joseph H. Manley, James 
Dunning. James M. Stone came on there ; he had nothing to do with getting 
any men ; he came with some money. 

Q. Now state particularly the proceedings taken by you under your com- 
mission. 

A. I carried my letter of appointment to the Provost ]\Iarshal of Washing- 
ton. The first thing I did was to go to the State agency at Washington, kept 
by a man by the name of Hinds, and showed him my commission. The State 
had a large ofiice on "F" street, and I found Mr. B. H. Hinds there. I then 
went to one of the hospitals — I don't recollect which — and got two or three 
men that day. I think they had passed an order then that those in the Veteran 
Reserve Corps might enlist on the quota of any State they saw fit, and go upon 
any town they saw fit. I put in several subs, then for persons that were ex- 
empt, and iiad them mustered in at the Provost Marshal's ofiice there at 
Washington to go upon the quota of our town. I got two or three colored 
men there and had them brought down — sent down and mustered^ in at Port- 
land for quotas of towns to me unknown, f and put upon our town and Ken- 
nehunk. 



* The words in italics have a line drawn through them in the manuscript. — Sam'l W. 
Lane, Sec. of the Senate. 

t In the manuscript a line is drawn through the words in italics, and "for quotas of 
towns to me unknown," interlined. — S. W. Lane, Sec. of the Senate. 



APPENDIX C. 



261 



Q. Were you not required by the fourth clause of the order under which 
you acted to credit re-onlistments of soldiers, having their residence in this 
State, to the quota of the town of such residence? 

A. I did not understand that I was, and I did in fact make the assignments 
without any reference to residence. 
' Q. Did you leave a copy of your commission with the Provost Marshal 
General at Washington ? 

A. I did not, hut after I had enlisted three or four men at the hospitals and 
purchased two colored men, I was threatened with arrest by the Provost Mar- 
shal of the District, and showed him the authority under which I was acting. 
I have no recollection of leaving a copy with the Provost Marshal General. 

Q. How long were you employed in enlisting men — from what time to what 
time ? 

A. I should think I was there South about three weeks. 

Q. Now give the list of names of men you enlisted under your said com- 
mission, the towns on whose quotas they were assigned, the company and 
regiment in which they had previously served, and the towns of their original 
residence as shown by the Adjutant General's Reports. 

A. They are stated in the following table, to wit : 



Names. 



Woodbury J. Patch. 
John F. Stevens.. . . 

Ivory Maddox 

Abner Crocker 

John A. Kiiaball. . . 
Benjamin K. Allen . 

Joseph Hovs?ard 

John F. Quim 

Charles Fullansby . . 
Warren C. Bickford. 
Stephen Br own* .... 
Richard Williams . . 

Stephen Brown 

Joseph West 

H. B. Ferris 

Thomas McCluskey. 

B. F. Choate 

Moses McKenny . . . 

T. S. Bubier 

0. H. Mitchell 

A. T. Washburn . .. 

Abraham Libby 

George Bouchor .. . . 
0. A. Hodgman .... 
Thomas R. Warren. 

Wm. L, Hines 

Andrew Downes. . . . 
Thomas A. Bennett. 

Wm. Craig 

Henry Schmidt 

John Massey 

Sewall M. Cowan. . . 

Edwin R. Allen 

John L. Sibley 



Re-enlisted 
from. 



K, 14 
B, 17 
D, 17 
G, 16 
K, 1^ 
A, 20 



Newfield . . 
Westbrook. 
Berwick. . . 
Strong . . . . 

Bath 

Alfred 



F, 16 
H, 17 



H, 17 
H, 20 
B, 20 

D, 18 
I, 19 

E, 17 

F, 19 



C, 20 

I, 17 

G, U 

O, 14 

A, 14 



G, 2 
C, 17 
A, 16 



Original res- 
idence. 



Parsonsfield 



Scarboro' ... 

Carmel 

Milo 

Bangor 

Whitefield... 
C. Elizabeth. 
Leeds 



Rumford 
Lebanon. 



New Orleans. 
Bucksport. . . 



Hampden. . . 
Lewiston . . . 
Appleton. . . 



Assigned 
to quota of. 



Alfred., 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 



Kennebunk. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 



do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 



Remarks. 



Colored sub. 
Irish 
Colored " 



Colored sub. 



U. S. V. C. 
do. 
do. 
do. 



Colored sub. 
do. 
do. 



* Italics erased in original manuscript. 



262 PAPER CREDITS. 

Q. As to the persons named above as substitutes, state whether they were 
all sent to Maine to be mustered into .the service of the United States? 

A. They were not, any of them ; * except in the case of the sub. for myself. 
They were substitutes for men of the towns to which they were credited, who 
were then employed in Washington, and an order from the War Department 
allowed such persons to put in substitutes there to be credited wherever they 
resided. 

Q. Were they so credited ? 

A. They were ; all the persons for whom they were substitutes being resi- 
dents of Kennebunk and Alfred. 

Q. What sums per man did you pay as bounties for these men, and how was 
the payoient made? 

A. I paid diflerent prices, from 0-1:50 to .$625 per man ; which suras were 
intended to cover the State and town bounties. The payment was made to the 
men. 

Q. Did you cause to be executed and duly authenticated and certified, an 
enlistment contract with each enlisted man, and a muster-in roll showing the 
enlistment of each, and a credit upon the quota of the State of Maine ? 

A. *Ihad a muster-in roll which the mustering officers gate me. I had one 
copy of the enlistment papers of each man and a muster-in roll and receipt for 
bounties, which papers I filed wiih the proper officers here at the State House, 
and the State bounty was paid to me and Col. James M. Stone, and we together 
receipted for the same, I think. 

Q. Did any of said re-enlisted men claim, or request to be credited to the 
quota of the town of their residence ? 

A. No, sir. 

Q. Did you not understand that existing laws and orders required them to 
be so credited. 

A. No, sir. 

Q. Did Col. James M. Stone have, besides the lot of men named in the 
above table another lot, or was he interested with you in this list? 

A. I don't know of his having any other. I don't know of his having any 
enlistment rolls or mustering-in papers. 

Q. Were you conversant with his proceedings ; and would you have been 
likely to know if he had got a lot of men independently of yourself ? 

A. I think I should. 

Q. From what you learned or heard while in Washington, what number of 
men did William Emery obtain of the same class? 

A. Well, I don't know a great deal about it. After we got down there I 
switched oflF from them. I thought they got some men away from me after 1 
had engaged them, by giving larger bounties, and I didn't have much to do with 
them. My impression is that Mr. Emery didn't get more than half a dozen. 

Q. How many men did you understand J. H. Manley procured of the same 
class ? 



* In the manuscript a line is drawn through the words in italics. — S. W. Lane, Seo. 
of the Senate, 



APPENDIX C. 263 

A. He pi'etended to me all the time that he didn't want any — that he wasn't 
there for men. 

Q. How many men of this class did you understand that A. B. Farwell 
procured ? 

A. Well, I never heard him saj^ but I heard some one say that he had 
twenty-five, but I never believed it. 

Q. Have you any reason to believe that he got from forty to sixty men ? 

A. I sliouldn't think he got so many as that at that time. 

Q. Whether your operations at Washington were impeded in any way by 
an order from the War Department; if so, state what the order was, and how 
you obtained exemption from it? 

A. My operations were so impeded, but I don't recollect what the order was. 
It stopped our enlisting any more men then, and the most of the men who were 
there enlisting came away that night, and we made them believe that we were 
coming; but ve remained and went to see Provost Marshal Fry, and Mr. Stone 
went to see Senator Fessendcn and got the order removed so far as concerned 
the men that we had then enlisted, and we were allowed to go on. 

JOHN.N. STIMSON. 



Augusta, Me., Wednesday, December 7, 1870. 
Daniel T. Pike of Augusta, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. [1.] Were you engaged hi the business of si^plying recruits to fill quotas 
of towns in this State during the years 18fi-i and 1805? If yea, for what period? 

A. I was, during the summer of 1864, and until the close of the war. 

Q. [2.] What persons, if any, were concerned with you in said business, and 
what was the style of your firm ? 

A. James Colby of Litchfield, now deceased. I don't recollect whether our 
style was Colby & Pike or Pike Colby. I think both forms were used. 

Q. [3]. Where was your place of business? had you clerks, how many, and 
who? 

A. No clerks. Our office was over the Granite Bank, on Water street in 
this city. 

Q. [4:.] What company books, if any, contained the t''ansactions of said busi- 
ness : where are they, and will you produce them for examination ? 

A. Well, we had no regular book, but we kept an account of the business, 
and all the books and papers which we had were burned in the great fire. 

Q. [5.] Did an)' persons outside of the partnership receive or claim any com- 
mission or per centage or share of the profits of said business, in consideration 
tor any service, information, or sanction connected with the business? If yea, 
state particularly the character of such relations, and the persons with whom 
they subsisted. 



264 PAPER CREDITS. 

A. No. I will tell you what I did. I sold some of them to brokers and 
they sold them to towns. 

Q. [6.] Upon what, if any, inducements did you engage in said business? 

A. The inducement was to make money. I had an agent in Washington to 
enlist colored persons and others under a law of. Congress, who wrote to us to 
know if we would buy persons already enlisted. He said parties in Washing- 
ton had men, and wanted us to buy them. This was sometime in August or 
September, 1864. I told him if they were good I would buy them of him. I 
had no especial facilities or advantages for carrying on the business. 

Q. 1. [7.] Was the communication in the Daily Kennebec Journal of March 
3, 1870, entitled a "Keview of a portion of the Eeport of the Commission on 
Equalization of Municipal War Debts," over the signature "P," written by 
you? and is the statement of facts therein true and within your personal know- 
ledge? 

A. They are. I wrote it. I believe them to be true. 

Q. 2. [8.] Was a list or mustering-in roll, or other paper or papers containing 
a list of men who had been duly enlisted into the marine service of the United 
States after the commencement of the War of the Rebellion — which enlistments 
had been or werfe afterwards credited to districts within this State — brought to 
Augusta in the year 186i, or exhibited or used there by any officer or person? 
and if so, by whom? 

A. Well, I think you may call it a mustering-in roll. I think it contained 
the name, the age, the date of enlistment, place of enlistment, and term of ser- 
vice, and I don't know but the birth-place. Such a list was brought to Augusta 
by a man calling himself Peter Gordon. 

Q. 3. [9.] Did you ever see said list, roll or paper; and if so, when, where, 
and in whose custody, and for what purpose was it shown to or inspected by you ? 

A. He brought it as the list of names he wanted to sell. I sent him up to 
the Adjutant General, and went with him, and he said he had nothing to do 
with it ; and I introduced him to the governor, who said it was a United States 
matter, and referred him to Major Gardiner. I introduced him to Gardiner 
with this remark — I told him I wanted them if they were good. He said he 
did not see any objection if the names of the certifying oiBcers were genuine, 
and that he had the names over to the house and he would see. He had the 
original signatures, and he would compare them. I went in the next morning 
and he said he had compared them, and he thought the signatures were genuine, 
and his clerk in the office then credited about twenty or thirty of them to towns. 

Q. 4. [10.] Did said list or paper contain, or was it accompanied by certifi- 
cates of the proper certifying officers of the United States, of the date of •enlist- 
ment and the nature and duration of the service of each man therein named — that 
each had been regularly enlisted into the United States service, was rightfully 
quotailble to any district of Maine, and had not been quotacd to any other State 
or district? In further answer to this question, please produce, it you. are able, 
a copy, duplicate or blank similar to said list, paper or certificate ; and if you 
cannot do so, describe the charcter and contents of said paper as fully as you 
are able. 

A. The paper did purport to contain such certificates, and they seemed to 



APPENDIX C. 265 

be satisfactory to Maj. Gardiner, as he made no objection. I can't produce a 
copy or similar paper. I think it was in writing. The heading of the paper 
was in substance as follows : " The following list of men in the United States 
Marine Corps are quotaiible to the State of Maine or any district or town 
therein." Then followed a list of names, with the particulars I have before 
mentioned, and it was certified to by the person purporting to be the proper 
recruiting, mustering or certifying officer. 

Q. 5. [11.] Were the names upon said list, paper or papers, approved by 
United States officials? If so, by whom, in what form, and when and how did 
you obtain the knowledge that they were so approved ? 

A. Yes, sir. After these twenty or thirty men had been credited three or 
four days, I went to Maj. Gardiner's office and found that they had been struck 
off. I asked Maj. Gardiner what it meant, and he said he didn't care about 
taking the responsibility and was going to refer the matter to Washington for 
instructions. I had not bought them then, and did not want to buy them until 1 
knew they were good. Gordon didn't want the list sent, as he was afraid he should 
not get it again, but Maj. Gardiner said he wanted him to have the benefit if they 
were all right, and if they were not, he didn't want it to go any further. I did 
not give further thought to it, but soon after thisMaj. Gardiner was removed 
and Maj. Littler was appointed, and in a few days after he came here I was 
infoi'med from his office that there were some papers there in which I had some 
interest. Then I went over and found that the list had been returned with 
endorsements on it indicating that it had been through various offices, and a 
peremptory order from Provost Marshal General Fry to credit according to 
the heading if not already credited. 

Q. 5^. [12.] Did you make any complaint of the action of Maj. Gardiner, or 
make any effiart or use any solicitation, direct or indirect, in any quarter to 
have said action countermanded or Maj. Gardiner removed? 

A . I never did. 

Q, 6. [13.] Who solicited and obtained such approval, and for what purposes 
was said approval procured? 

A. Nobody that I know of. I don't know of any influence, director indirect. I 
never used any, and don't know that any other person did. Maj. Gardiner 
sent the paper on for instructions, and I suppose the orders came back as such 
instructions. 

Q. 7. [14.] How and fi-om whom did you first obtain knowledge that there 
was any such class of men in the service of the United States ? Having such 
knowledge, did you consult or examine said list to verify it; or did you first 
obtain such knowledge from the list or paper itself? 

A. My agent said parties in Washington had the men when he wrote to me, 
and I told him I wanted them if they were good, and these papers were brought 
on to test that matter. 

Q. 7h- [15.] Who was your said agent? 

A. His name was D. E. Francis. He was State agent for enlisting men at 
Camp Casey. 

Q. 8. [16.] If you have said that any United States official approved said list 
or paper, state whether or not such approval applied to the quotaing of said men 

34 



266 PAPER CREDITS. 

to any district or town in this State, or to their assignment to or distribution 
among any officials or private persons who might assign or credit them, or any 
of them, to any district or town in the State? 

A. There was this general order in the terms I have already stated. 

Q. [17.] Were the names upon said lists or papers offered to the officers, or 
recruiting agents of municipalities after their approyal by the proper United 
States officials ? Did you or your firm offer said names to any such officers or 
recruiting agents ? If yea, state particularly what and how many names you 
had, by what documents or papers they were authenticated, by what authority 
you received and disposed of the same, and for what consideration paid or to 
be paid, or service rendered or to be rendered by you, you procured the right 
to control and dispose of said names. 

A. Yes, we sold them. There was something over 300 of them, between 
three and four hundred. They were authenticated by the documents I have 
already described. I received them by authority of the man of whom I bought 
them. After Littler received these orders which I have described, he directed 
his quotaing clerk to credit them to such towns as I indicated. I assumed con- 
trol of the list. My right was in virtue of a contract with Gordon and others 
by which I agreed to pay them a certain amount. Most all of these enlistments 
were on papers, and the person holding the papers was presumed to be the 
owner ef them. I had notified Littler that I had purchased these papers of 
Gordon and others, and then he directed the quotaing clerk as I have stated. 

Q. 11. [IS.] Referring to your said communication, did you or your firm pur- 
chase men or credits for men contained in said list or paper of the party owning 
or having charge, or claiming to own or have charge of said list, at a stipulated 
prtce per man? If yea, what was said stipulated price for each of the men 
purchased by you, and was the price or other consideration actually paid? 
Name the parties of whom said purchase was made, and to whom the consid- 
eration was paid, and the time and place of the purchase. 

A. Yes, sir, I did purchase as inquired. I had I think about 100 of them 
before any contract was made. They were one year's men, and I paid about 
$175 apiece. I had Gordon's authority for selling them, but at that time the 
price wasn't determined, as he was to consult his associates about the price. 
After that there was one of his associates, if no more, came on and I agreed 
to pay and did pay for the balance of the list somewhere about $280 per man. 
Some of them were three years' men and some were one year's men. The only 
parties that I knew was Gordon and one Devean, and I think there was a third 
man whose name I do not know. The money was paid to Gordon and Devean 
or their order. I bought them at the Mansion House here in Augusta some- 
time in November, 1864. 

Q. 12. [19.] * Tf you have named in your previous answers any parties of 
whom you purchased said names or credits, state under what authority said 
parties acted or claimed to act, and what property in said names they had or 
claimed to have ? 

A. The parties of whem I purchased did not claim to act under any authority 

* In the manuscript a line is drawn through the words in italics — S. W. Lane, Sec. 
of the Senate. 



APPENDIX C. 267 

except as substitute brokers. They claimed to own them. They intimated that 
they had paid $100 apiece for the men. I don't know whether they had or not. 

Q. 13. [20.] Did you or your firm claim anything, or did any party of whom 
you purchased claim anything, in fixing the price of sale of these names or credits, 
for services rendered or expenditures of any kind made in procuring the ap- 
proval by any official, State or national, of the assignment and distribution of 
these names ? And do you know or have you reason to believe that any money 
or other equivalent was used or was promised or agreed to be paid by any of 
your firm, your agents, or by any party or their agents who previously to your- 
selves had claimed any right of control of these men, in procuring the approval 
or acquiesence of any oflScial in such assignment or distribution? 

A. They did not claim or receive anything on said account. I know there 
was no money used by our firm for any such purpose, and I have no reason to 
believe that any was used by anybody else. 

Q. 14. [21.] Did you ever see any of these enlisted men or have any corres- 
pondence with any of them, or pay them any portion of the bounties procured by 
you for them, and have you any reason to believe that such men knew that any 
bounties had been procured or paid for them ? 

A. No, sir, as to the whole question. 

Q. 15. [22.] Did you sell a portion of this class of men to the officers or re- 
cruiting agents of various towns in this State? If so, state what towns, the 
number of men to each, and the price received for each man. 

A. We did so sell. I can't state to what towns only in part. We sold to 
Eeadfield, Sidney, Embden, Athens, Litchfield, New Portland, Palmyra, Alna, 
Winslow and Bristol. We sold to about twenty towns, and we sold some to 
other parties who sold to towns. I cannot say whether the men sold to all the 
towns I have named were all of this class. 

Q. 17. [2?.] Are the papers here produced (producing several receipts) 
signed by yourself or firm, and do they contain the precise sums received by you 
from said officers or agents ? 

A. The paper marked "B" [see page 167] annexed to the deposition of 
William H. Small of Alna was signed by our firm, and contains the precise 
sum received. The paper dated "Augusta, January 2, 1865," in the case of 
Eeadfield — the paper marked "A" [see page 168] annexed to the deposition of 
Reuben Stodder of Athens — the paper marked "B" [see Anson, "B", page 204] 
annexed to the deposition of Albert Moore of Anson — tlie paper marked "A," 
[see Auburn, "A," page 175] annexed to the deposition of Thomas Littlefield 
of Auburn — the paper annexed to the deposition of Josiah Merrow of Bowdoin- 
ham — the paper marked *"D" [see "B," page IGG] annexed to the deposition 
of John Gray of Embden — the paper marked "A" [see page 171] annexed to 
the deposition of Samuel Clement of Palmyra — the paper marked '* J" [see 
page 202] annexed to the deposition of S. W. Jackson of Waldoboro' — each 
and all of them were signed by our firm, and the suras indicated in them were 

* Paper marked "B" not " D" is evidently the document referred to, as paper "D" was 
signed by Delany, Davis & Yates, and "B" by Pike & Colby. — Sam'l W. Lane, Secretary 
of the Senate. • 



268 PAPER CREDITS. 

the sums actually paid us. In no instance did we give a receipt for a greater 
sum than was actually paid us, and if any persons have so testified it must have 
been the result of a mistake, or because there was some misunderstanding in 
regard io the term of service of the men. 

Q. [24.] What, if any, representations did you make as to these men to the 
officers or agents purchasing them of you? 

A. I usually represented that if they wanted any men that they were sure 
of — that 1 would give them an indemnifying bond for — that they had better take 
these men, lor we had men enlisted at Kittery and at Camp Casey, and here on 
the ground ; and I gave them their choice, but would warrant none but the 
marine corps men. 

Q. [25.] Besides sales to towns, did you not sell to other dealers — to one Ira 
D. Sturgis and S. C. Archer — men taken from said list, which they sold to towns ? 

A. I sold thirty men to Ira D. Sturgis, which I understood he sold to the 
town of Vassalboro'. I also sold perhaps thirty or forty to Archer; and I sold 
twenty to J. P. Deering & Co., wliich I think went to the town of Newport. I 
sold some to Wright of Lewiston, I think, and some to Dinsmore of Skowhe- 
gan. 

Q. [26.] What was the stipulated price at which you sold to dealers? 

A. I think it was about §25 less per man than the rate at which I sold to 
towns. 

Q. [27.] When you speak in your said communication of a peremptory order 
from Provost Marshal General Fry to the A. A. Pro. Mar. Gen. of Maine, do 
you refer to the order signed by the Provost Marshal General upon said list? 

A. I do, and to that only. That is all the order I know of. 

Q. [28.] Did the man who brought said list to Augusta exert himself to pro- 
cure said peremptory order, and remain until it was obtained? 

A. He remained in Augusta until it was obtained, but did not, 'to my know- 
ledge, exert liimself to procure it. 

Q. [29.] Name the "federal officials" in whose possession said list remained 
from its presentation to its final allowance? 

A. I mean that Gardiner had it, and then it was sent to Washington and 
they had it, and then it was sent back here and Littler had it. 

Q. 24. [30.] Had not said list, after presentation and before its allowance, 
been sent to Gen. Fry at Washington, and returned with said peremptory order 
endorsed upon it? 

A. It had, as I before stated. 

Q. 25. [31.] Were all the men contained in said list, men purporting to have 
been enlisted in the District of Coluiubia, and if not, how many purported to 
have been enlisted in said District, and how many elsewhere? Were all the 
men which you bought and sold, men purporting to have been enlisted in the 
District of Columbia ? 

A. They were. I think the heading purported that they were all in the 
marine service, but I am not certain that all purported to have been enlisted 
in the District of Columbia. If it wasn't stated that all enlisted in the District 
of Columbia, I think it wasn't stated, for I am very certain that no other place 
'was named. 



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Q. 26. [32.] How do you know that all the men of the marine corps in said 
list enlisted in the District of Columbia, were certified by United States officials 
to be entitled to be credited to the State of Maine or any district therein? 

A. I know it from the document itself and accompanying certificate. 

Q. 27. [33.] Have you ever seen svch certificate, and if so, hy what United 
States official did it purport to he signed ? When did you see it, and in whose 
possession was it ? State the terms of it as near as you are able. 
[There is no answer to this question. — S. W. Lane, Secretary of the Senate.] 

Q. 28. [34:] Was said list credited to the State of Maine because the District 
of Columbia was not included in any State in the Union — was not that reason 
valid for any other State, and upon what inducement or whose solicitation was 
a credit obtained for Maine, which, for that reason, was available to any other 
State ? 

A. T have no means of knowing anything about it. I suppose they could 
have put them on to any State that would pay for them ; that is my inference 
or reasoning. 

Q. 29. [35.] Was such credit given to Maine "because the parties to whom 
said list was furnished complied with some order in reference to bounties to 
the men?" 

A. I don't know. I have stated that problematically as one of the rea- 
sons. 

Q. 30. [36.] Who were the parties to whom said list was furnished? Name 
them all, under what authority of law or order, for what purpose and upon what 
consideration was it so furnished, and in what respect had said order been 
complied with, or had bounties been paid? 

A. The man who brought it here — Gordon — and Devean and another man 
whose name I do not know. I don't know under what authority of law or 
order, or for what purpose or consideration, the list was furnished. I don't 
know that any order in reference to bounties to said men ever was issued. I 
don't know in what respect said order had been complied with, or that bounties 
had been paid. 

Q. 31. [37.] How did the parties having charge of said list obtain the same 
from the officials of the Marine Corps in the District of Columbia? Was any con- 
sideration paid for the same, directly or indirectly ; and under what authority 
of law or order was said list brought from Washington to Maine ? 

A.. I know nothing about how they obtained it, and I don't know that any 
/consideration was paid for the same directly or indirectly. I don't know of any 
law or order under which said list was brought to Maine. 

Q. 32. [38.] Upon what principle of adjustment were said Marine enlistments 
subsequently credited to various municipalities in Maine by the Acting Assis- 
tant Provost Marshal General of the State? What were the positive orders 
under which the Acting Assistant Prov. Marshal General of Maine made such 
credits? * Did you ever see said orders? If so, state when, where, and in 
whose custody. State the terms of said orders, or produce copies of them if you 
have them. 

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A. * No adjustment, it was only a matter of sale by me. I know of no prin- 
ciple of adjustment. Tliey were credited to carry out contracts made between 
us and the parties to whom I sold. By the positive orders I refer to the en- 
dorsement of Fry upon the list when it was returned. 

Q. 33. [39.] Were said credits made equally to the various municipalities, 
and if not, why not, and upon what basis were they made? 

A. They were not made equally to the towns. They were made only to 
such towns as purchased them of us. 

Q. 34. [40.] Upon what authority or under what legal or equitable right did 
you exact from towns a large bonus in money for the men that had been credited 
to those very towns "in conformity to positive orders from headquarters," which 
credit had been approved by the Provost Marshal General of the United States ? 

A. * They had not been credited to toivns by positive orders. I say I did not 
exact any bonus from towns which had been credited, but I exacted pay from 
towns to which I afterwards had them credited under contract of sale with their 
officers. In these contracts I was to see that said towns were credited with* the 
men which I had agreed should be credited on their quotas prior to the pay- 
ment. 

Q. 35. [41.] Do you mean to say under the 7th head [see Q. 7, [14] page 
265] of your communication that you or your firm had no responsible connection 
with these marine enlistments until after they had been credited to various 
municipalities in this State by the Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General of 
Maine in conformity to positive orders from headquarters? 

A. I mean to say that I had no responsible connection with the list until it 
was returned with the endorsement of Provost Marshal General Fry. After 
that I did take possession of it and had control of it, first under a verbal agree- 
ment and afterwards under a written memorandum * contract as to price for 
which I shoidd sell the men to towns. 

Q. 39. [42.] What property had tlie person having charge of said list in ma- 
rine enlistments already credited to municipalities of this State by the A. A. Pro- 
vost Marshal General of this State, in conformity to orders from headquarters? 

A. The question assumes what is incorrect. They had not been credited, 
but only ordered to be credited. 

Q. [43.] What property had such a person in a list of marine enlistments 
whic hhad already been ordered to be credited to districts and sub-districts in 
the State^of Maine ? 

A. I don't know, only he had possession. I don't know whether he had 
any property in it or not. 

Q. 40. [44.] What power or authority had you to make goodyour guaranty 
that these men should fill the quotas of such municipalities and remain to their 
undisturbed credit? 

A. I had this,— I thought I had property enough to make good the guar- 
anty. I thought I felt sure, because I gave no guaranty until I had the certifi- 
cate of credit of the Provost Marshal General of the State ; and having the 



* Line drawn through italic portion in manuscript.— S. W. Lane, Sec. of the Senate. 



APPENDIX C. 271 

antecedent authority of the Provost Marshal General Fry, -with this certificate, 
I thought I ran no great ris*k. 

Q. 41. [45.] "What value was there in such guaranty when the credit had 
been given to such towns under ample military authority before you had any- 
thing to do with them ? 

A. No such credit had been given. 

Q. [46.] What value was there in such guaranty when you already had the 
certificate of the Provost Marshal General of the State, under the antecedent 
authority of the Provost Marshal General of the United States? 

A. The value is the test of my belief in the goodness of the men, and in 
my personal responsibility for each case, for they didn't know anything about 
any other towns, or about the antecedent authority of the Provost Marshal 
General of the United States. 

Q. [47.] Are suits now pending against you on behalf of one or more towns, 
based upon the claim that enlistments in the so called marine corps were ficti- 
tious and unreal? If so, on behalf of what towns? 

A. There are suits now pending against me on behalf of four towns, but not 
on that basis, except in one case — that of Sidney. 

Q. [48.] Did you or your firm at any time consult or confer with any of the 
State, civil or militarj' officials in reference to the validity of the marine corps 
enlistments and their legal sufficiency to fill the quotas of towns ? If yea, 
what advice or directions did you receive ? 

A. We never had any such consultation or conference. 

Q. [49.] Did you ev6r compare said list of names with any record or roll of 
the marine corps anywhere ? and had you any knowledge that any men of those 
names were in any branch of the national service, or in existence? 

A. I never compared them with any list, roll or record, and all the 
knowledge I had that they were in the service was what I derived from the 
official list and certificate before referred to. 

Q. [50.] Did you x^rocure for sale certain naval recruits, also colored men re- 
cruited in Virginia or District of Columbia, and men re-enlisted in the Veteran 
Reserve Corps, which you sold or had to sell to towns? If so, about how 
many had you of each class ? 

A. I never dealt in naval recruits. For the town of Waterville, I don't 
know but that Colby bought a few of Joseph H. Manley. We enlisted through 
our agent some men at Camp Casey; I think fifty or more, of whom about 
one-half were colored men, and I don't know in what branch of service they 
were. 

By Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. [51.] Do you know that any member of Congress at that time had any 
connection with the obtaining of this list, or trying to get the approval of it by 
Maj. Gardiner, or procuring tte said order of Provost Marshal General Fry? 

A. I don't. 

Q. [52.] Did you or your firm pay any money to, or promise any service to 
anv official of the United States or this State for procuring said order or any 



272 PAPER CREDITS. 

other order, or for any favor or allowance in procurnig the assignment and 
crediting of the men, the sale of which you controlled ? 

A. We never did. 

Q. [53.] Was this marine corps list transferred to any roll or record, or index 
book, either in the Adjutant General's or Provost Marslial's oiBce? If so, how 
long did it remain there, and where do you believe it can now be found ? 

A. I don't know whether it was ever so transferred. I presume it should 
be among the files of the Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General of this 
State, wherever they may be. 

DANIEL T. PIKE. 



Augusta, Me., Thursday, Decembers, 1870. 
A. B. Farwell of Augusta, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. 1. Did you proceed to Washington sometime in the year 18G4, for the 
purpose of enlisting men for towns in this State? 

A. Well, I shall have to say no to that. In 1864, 1 think in August, I went 
to Washington at the suggestion of Mr. Woodward, the librarian, and to see if 
I could get some men for the town of Sidney. 

Q. 2. Under what authority did you undertake such business ? 

A. Before I left I received a general commission from Gov. Cony to enlist 
men within the rebel States anywhere within the loyal lines. 

Q. 3. If you say you were acting under a commission, civil or military, 
please produce the same or a copy of it. If you cannot do so, state particu- 
larly how your authority therein was limited or described? 

A. I cannot produce the commission because it was put into the hands of 
one of the committees of investigation, since when I have never seen it or been 
able to find it. It was simply authority to obtain men to be put on to the quotas 
of towns in this State. It was not a commission, but simply a letter from the 
governor introducing me to officers, and asking them to afford me facilities to 
procure enlistments of Maine men. 

Q. [4.] Under what law, if any, or general order, if any, were you appointed 
to said service? 

A. Well, I suppose it was under General Order No. 227, from the War 
Department, and under the United States statute of July 4, 1864. 

Q. [5.] Did you hold yourself amenable to said order No. 227? 

A. I don't think that I once thought of it during the time that I was in 
Washington. I held myself under the law and didn't calculate to do anything 
that wasn't authorized by the public authorities. 

Q. [6.] Did you file a certified copy of your letter of appointment with the 
Provost Marshal General and the commanding officer of the rendezvous at 
which you recruited? 

A. I did not. 



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Q. [7.] Did your letter of appointment specify the particular field in which 
you were to operate ? 

A. I think it specified the District of Columbia, and anywhere in the seced- 
ing States within our lines, and didn't designate any particular field. 

Q. [8.1 Were you to receive, and did you receive, a fixed compensation for 
your services ; and were you to be paid or were you paid a specified sum for 
each recruit? 

A. There was a partial understanding that I was to have $500 for each man 
furnished to Sidney, and that was the only town that I had any talk with about 
it. There was no fixed compensation agreed upon for my services. 

Q. [9.] Before entering upon your duties, did you report in person to the 
commanding oflScer of the district, department or army in which you were to 
operate for the purpose of getting a pass? 

A. I did not. 

Q. [10.] Instead of acting under order No. 227, as you have stated, did you 
not in fact decline a formal commission which would put you under the opera- 
tions of said order and act under the authority of your letter from Gov. Cony? 

A. The letter from Gov. Cony was the authority under which I went to 
Washington. I declined to take the order or commission as a recruiting agent, 
on the ground that I wouldn't become a recruiting officer. 

Q. [11.] Were you employed or solicited by any town ofiicers or other 
citizens of Maine to undertake said business? 

A. I can't very definitely answer that. I was very earnestly solicited by 
Mr. Woodward and the town officers of Sidney, and I was earnestly solicited 
also at a public meeting which was held here at Augusta. I had no talk with 
ony other town than Sidney. Mr. Obadiah Whittier of Vienna, before I left, 
requested me to fill the quota of that town, if it could be done, for $500 a man. 

Q. 7. [12.] What. stipulation, engagement or understanding was there be- 
twixt yourself and each of the towns or persons employing you as to compen- 
sation for your services? 

A.. There wasn't any. 

Q. 8. [13.] Wa$ said enagement in writing, or was it verhal ? and if in 
writing, where is it, and can you annex it to this deposition. 

[There is no answer to this question. — S. W. Lane, Sec. of the Senate.] 

Q. 9. [li.] What disbursements in the way of bounties for towns or the 
State, or for other persons, were you authorized or expected to make? 

A. Not any. 

Q. 10. [15.] What other persons from Maine were acting, or claiming to act, 
with you in canvassing for men in the District ef Columbia and in the theatre 
of military operations ? 

A. John N. Stimson, William Emery, James M. Stone, James Dunning, 
Joseph H. Manlej', William Gaslin, and others whose names I do not recollect. 

Q. 11. [16.] What persons from Maine, if any, participated in a confer- 
ence held in Washington, at which a committee was chosen to confer with the 
Secretary of War? 

A. They were pretty much all of them there, though I do not remember of 
seeing Mr. Dunning there. 

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274 . PAPER CREDITS. 

Q. 12. [17.] "Were not you or some of said committee referred to the Pro- 
vost Marshal General's office, and did you not have your principal interview 
with that officer and receive your sanction or direction from him or from some 
officer connected with his office ? 

A. No, sir. 

Q. 13. [18.] Did you receive the consent of Mr. Stanton, or of any other 
officer or person, by an order in writing or printing? If so, annex the same to 
this deposition. If you cannot do so, state the contents of the same, by whom 
signed, and by whom and to whom delivered. 

A. Mr. Stanton wrote a letter, or signed a letter written by his clerk, to 
the District Provost Marshal, Maj. Poland, directing him to muster the men 
that were legally enlisted. We did'nt start until we went to Mr. Stanton and 
explained the character of our intended operations, and he had given us the 
letter which I have just described. He bade us God speed in our efforts to 
get men. 

Q. 14. [19.] Was it suggested by yourself or any of your committee to Mr. 
Stanton, or any officer connected with the War Department, that you were 
about to advance to the men wliose services you expected to engage, town and 
State bounties for enlisting or re-enlisting? 

A. Well, I stated to Mr. Stanton, and Gov. Colby did also, that we did not 
intend any raid, but that we expected to pay those that we enlisted their legiti- 
mate bounties. 

Q. 15. [20.] Were there not at the time laws or orders under which men 
'in the service belonging to the State of Maine, re-enlisting for further service, 
would be asssigned upon the quotas of the towns to which they severally be- 
longed? 

A. I think there was a statute of this State providing that those men who were 
in the service and re-enlisted should be assigned to the towns of their original 
enlistment; but I knew nothing about the existence of such a law, and it was 
wholly disregarded in Washington. 

Q. 16. [21.] Was there not a custom in the Adjutant General's office of 
Maine, well known to you, under which assignments of re-enlisted were so 
made? 

A. I didn't know whether there was such a custom or not. 

Q. 17. [22.] Did not men from Maine generally claim to have their re- 
enlistments enure to the benefit of the towns to which they severally belonged? 

A. No, sir; that was not generally the case. There were specific instances 
where men wouldn't consent to anything else. 

Q. 18. [23.] Did you not know that the officers and citizens of towns at that 
time were very strenuous and zealous in claiming the benefit for their towns of 
the credit of such of their soldiers as should re-enlist for further service?, 

A. I did not, for the law had just gone into effect, and the towns did not 
generally know anything about enlistments abroad. 

Q. 19. [24.] Was it not a matter of obvious justice which you and the other 
persons acting under a commission from the governor and bound to regard the 
interests of the whole State, were required to consider that re-enlisted Maine 
men should go upon the credit of the towns to which they belonged in reduc- 
tion of a call upon them for additional recruits ? 



APPENDIX C. 275 

A. Well, I think my judgment at the time was — and it hasn't changed since 
— that the State should pay these re-enlisted men their bounties, and if the 
original towns of their enlistment would pay these bounties they should have 
the men, but if.they would not, then the State should let any town have them 
that would pay. But Governor Cony took a different view of it. 

Q. 20. [25.] Had you at that time a personal acquaintance with Provost Mar- 
shal Fry? If so, state particularly the character of your official or personal 
relations with him. 

A. Well, I never had any acquaintance with Provost Marshal General Fry 
except what grew out of my official relations with him as sanitary agent of this 
State ; and that acquaintance was very limited. I had no personal acquain- 
tance or relations with him, and never saw him out of his office, or there ex- 
cept on business. 

Q. 21. [26.] After your said interviews at the War Department, what methods 
did you take to procure recruits ? 

A. I went to work and gave public notice that I would pay $500 apiece for 
men. We each went to work on our own hook getting men. 

Q. 22. [27.] To what points or places did you go for such purpose? 

A. I obtained all the men that I got, in Washington, and my place of busi- 
ness was at the Maine State Relief Association, No. 271 "F" street, of which 
B. H. Hinds was agent. 

Q. 24. [28.] Did you advertise or send out circulars requesting enlistments 
and offering bounties and rewards? If so, can you produce such advertise- 
ments or circulars, and if not, can you state their contents ? 

A. I did not, I only posted up a notice in that office that I would give $500 
apiece for men who would enlist on the quota of Maine. I have no copy of it. 
It was a written notice. 

Q. 25. [29.] Did you employ or send out agents, assistants or runners to 
procure men ? If you did, whom did you so employ, and to what point or 
points did you send them or did they go on such service ? 

A. I did not. I paid one Stephen P. Hart, who was a soldier — non-com- 
missioned officer from Maine — on duty at Camp Barry, I think, $100 for his aid 
in getting mtn. This was all the agent or assistant I had. 

Q. 26. [30.] How were such agents paid, hy stipulated wages or by a pre- 
mium or commission for each man enlisted? State the atnount of said wages, 
premium, or commission. 

[There is no answer to this question. — S. W. Lane, Secretary of the Senate.] 

Q. 27. [31.] Were the men you obtained all of them re-enlisted men, or 
were some of them colored men and aliens, enlisting for the first time? State 
how many of each class you obtained. 

A. I don't think I enlisted any aliens, and but one colored man ; all the rest 
were re-enlisted men. The colored man I hired for my own substitute, and I 
paid him $550. 

Q. 28. [32.] Were the papers required by the second clause of " Special 
Order 69," issued from the Adjutant General's office of Maine, taken by you 
and presented at the Adjutant General's office of the State, and if not, state 
what of said papers were so taken and presented, and why the order in said 
clause was not fully complied with ? 



276 PAPER CREDITS. 

A. Every man that was available to me at the Adjutant General's office that 
I enlisted was covered by the muster-in roll signed by Major Poland, and by 
the enlistment paper of each man, and the receipt for the payment of bounty. 
All these papers were certified by Major Poland, except the receipts, and were 
deposited by me at the office of the Adjutant General of Maine. Such papers 
were taken for every man that I enlisted in Washington. 

Q. 29. [33.] Do not the original muster-in rolls contain the name of each 
soldier or substitute enlisted, the place of his residence, description of his 
person a.jd date of his enlistment? 

A. * I couldn't tell you anythi7ig about that. They were printed muster-in 
rolls, and I presume they contained those particulars, though I am unable to 
state in regard to all of the particulars. 

Q. 30. [34.] Do not the original receipts referred to in said clause contain 
the amount of State bounty paid to each enlisted man ? 

A. The receipts state the amount of bounty paid. I paid $300 in every 
instance as State bounty, and that was the amount of each receipt, and this 
amount was refunded to me by the A. A. Pro. Mar. General of this State. No 
receipt was taken by me for the amount paid over and above this $300. The 
only State bounty refunded to me was on the men whose enlistment papers I 
filed in the Adjutant General's office on my return — say twelve or fifteen. 

Q. 31. [35.] If you say such papers or any of them were left with the 
Adjutant General, say where and when you last saw them, and where you be- 
lieve they may now be found? 

A. I have never seen any of those papers except what Mr. Walker, a clerk 
then in that office, and I found. They are undoubtedly now in the Adjutant 
General's office. 

Q. 32. [3G.] Did you publish over your own signature, in the Portland 
Advertiser of October 5, 1869, a letter which was entitled " Paper Credits," 
and give therein an account of the number of men you enlisted and the sums 
you paid for them ? 

A. Yes, sir, I did. 

Q. 33. [37.] Why did you not refer to the original muster-in rolls returned 
to the Adjutant General's office for the actual number of men you «nlisted, and 
to the original receipts in the same office instead of making an indefinite state- 
ment of the number awi the suras based upon indefinite letters from B. H. 
Hinds and Gen. Hodsdon ? 

A. I made as much of an eff'ort as was possible to find those papers before 
I published that letter, but it was found impossible to pick out those papers 
from all the others there in that office. 

Q. 33.^. [38.] Would not the muster-in rolls of your men be on file, and not 
distributed among the files of towns in the Adjutant General's office in case of 
your enlistments, as well as in the case of enlistments by Stimson and other 
agents ? 

A. I can't tell anything about that. There never was any muster-in rolls 



* In the manuscript a line is drawn through the words in italics. — S. W. Lane, See. 
of the Senate. 



APPENDIX C. 277 

handed to an agent, but they were forwarded directly to the Adjutant General, 
the enlistment papers being the papers which the agents were allowed to take 
as their evidence of having enlisted the men. 

Q. 34. [39.] Did you by actual, personal canvassing procure any men, 
and were not the men that you obtained control of enlisted for you by B. H. 
Hinds, and purchased by you of J. H. Manley and William Emery. 

A. I am not aware that Mr. Hinds, had anything to do with obtaining any 
men for me. I personally obtained many men other than those that I bought 
of other parties. 

Q. 35. [-10.] How many men did Hinds enlist for you? 

A. Not any, 

Q. 39. [45.] What men enlisted or procured by you did you find, on your 
return to Augusta, had been assigned on the general credit of the State or to 
towns of their original enlistment? State particularly what men had been so 
severally assigned. 

A. Well, that I can't tell you with any sort of definiteness as to the names 
of the men. My recollection is that they had appropriated and absolutely lost 
to me'somewhere about fifty or sixty of them. They, the Adjutant General 
and Gov. Cony, told me that they had been assigned to the towns of their orig- 
inal residence, and to the general credit of the State. 

Q. 40. [46.] Under what law or order, and by what officer or officers, were 
enlisted men assigned to the general credit of the State, and where can any 
record or list be found of such assignment? 

A. Well, I can only refer you to the Adjutant General's office. I never 
saw any record or list of them, nor do I know where such can be found. I 
don't know under what law or order or by what officers the assignment was 
made. 

Q. 41. [47.] Under what law or order wene any of said re-enlisted men as- 
signed to the towns of their original enlistment, and where can any record or 
list of such assignment be found? 

A. * There wasn't any order about it that I know of. It was under an 
order of the Adjutant General of this State, * I presume General Order No. 26, 
date Deceml^r 22, 1863. I don't know where such record or list may be found. 

Q. 42. [48.] Was not said order in existence and referred to in the printed 
commission under which you acted? 

A. I didn't have any commission, and the letter under which I acted made 
no reference to any law or order. 

Q. 43. [49.] To what of the State authorities did you apply for relief after 
such assignment, and when and where did you call upon them? 

A. I originally called on Gen. Hodsdon, and I was referred by him to the 
Governor. I called upon the General at his office, and upon the Governor at 
his room here in the State House. I think this was early in September, 1864. 

Q. 44. [50.] State particularly all that the said State authorities gave you 
to understand as to certain unassigned and unclaimed credits which they pro- 
posed to give you to reimburse you for enlistments wrongfully assigned? 

A. * They didn't propose to give me any ; they proposed to pay me for men 

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278 PAPER CREDITS. 

they had taJcen away from me. Governoi" Cony told me this, — that it was a very 
great injustice to me if I was obliged to submit to this appropriation of the men 
without any reimbursement, and went on to say that when I went there he 
distinctly declined to involve the State in the agency at all, and wouldn't make 
any advances of money on account of these agencies, but he thought it an en- 
tirely fair thing ; that I should have enough of these unassigned credits and 
unclaimed credits to make good the amount of the loss which I had sustained. 
I do not mean to say that Gov. Cony and Gen. Hodsdon wrongfully assigned 
said men. 

Q. 45. [51.] What did said State authorities say as to how they obtained 
these credits, the class to which they belonged, and the law or ■ order under 
which they had a discretion to assign them ? 

A. They didn't explain anything about it to me. I suppose they thought it 
was a matter of no interest to me, as it was. 

Q. 46. [52.] What was the actual total sum you had disbursed for said en- 
listed men? Did you not have at one time a memorandum of the same 
and a list of the men to whom it was paid ? If yea, what has become of said 
memorandum and list? 

A. I had but a partial list of them. I cannot recollect what the total sum 
which I had disbursed was, but it was upwards of $30,000, 1 think. I am quite 
sure it was. I didn't keep a complete memorandum of the money I paid out. 
I kept a memorandum where I paid it direct to the men, I haven't the 
slightest idea what became of the partial list and memoranda, unless they were 
burnt in the great flre. 

Q. 46^. [53.] Had you provided yourself with cash funds to the amount of 
#30,000. 

A. Yes, sir ; I had cash arrangements where I could draw $30,000 at any 
time then. . 

Q. 47. [54.] Were not your disbursements for the specific purpose of State 
and town bounties, the former fixed by law at $100 and $300 per man, and the 
latter fixed by a competition among towns at that time at an average of about 
$400 per man? 

A. So far as regards the $300, it was to get their receipt for the Stnte bounty, 
and all that was paid over that I ran my risk to get back by the sale of the men. 

Q. 47^. [55.] In September, 1864, about what was the average bounty that 
towns were paying ? 

A. I have not the slightest idea. 

Q. 47|. [56.] At the lowest rate which you receivc^d for the men substituted 
for your enlisted men, would you not have been reimbursed for the highest sum 
you had paid for said men ? 

A. No, sir; not into a large amount of money. I never received any State 
bounty for any of the substituted men. 

Q. 48. [57.] Was not said State bounty due, absolutely, to whatever town 
the man might be assigned ; and was there any difiiculty in securing from the 
town to which they might be assigned reimbursement of the town bounty to 
the full amount advanced by you ? 

A. Each man was absolutely entitled to his bounty, and the person that 



APPENDIX C. 279 

had advanced the hounty for him would be entitled to draw it. Equitably the 
town should refund, but I couldn't ascertain to what towns the men were as- 
signed, so tliat I couldn't follow up my claim. 

Q. 48.^. [58.] Did you not in fact receive the State bounties for the men 
that you enlisted in Washington? 

A. I did for all the men that I enlisted myself, and I enlisted in my, judg- 
ment, about twenty men. I recollect that when I came home I had only papers 
for State bounties to the amount of about ^3,600. 

Q. [51).] What was the highest sum that you paid for any one man? 

A. I paid in one instance as high as $700. This was to William Emery for 
a man I liad of him. Five others cost me $650 each, *including the State hounty, 
and of the balance none cost me less than $500 apiece. 



Augusta, Me., Friday, December 9, 1870. 
Mr. Farwell appeared and his examination was continued. 

By Mk. TALBOT. 

Q. [CO.] Do you claim that for any of the men procured or enlisted by you, 
the State bounty, if any, advanced by you was paid either to the soldier or any 
other person, so that you were not directly or indirectly indemnified? 

A. There was none of the soldiers that I enlisted that ever drew any bounty 
from the State excepting what they drew through me. 

Q. 49. [61.] Do you not know that the towns to which these men were as- 
signed were eagerly seeking to obtain such credits by offering still larger boun- 
ties than you actually advanced ? 

A. * Yes, I think good many towns were, and I would have sold my 'papers 
to these towns if I coidd have got them. I think many towns in Maine in their 
anxiety to avoid the draft would have paid, much larger bounties than those 
advanced by me. I can't tell anything about those towns to which they were 
assigned, for I don't know which they were. 

Q. 50. [62.] How were said unassigned and unclaimed credits transferred 
to you? By what writing, entry or endorsement was the transfer made? 

A. They were assigned to me or to these towns by a certificate written and 
signed by General Hodsdon. 

Q. 51. [63.] On what roll, book or paper, and in what form were said credits 
entered ? State the contents ef s>aid record, and where you saw it, and in whose 
custody? By whom did it purport to be signed? 

A. I have not the slightest knowledge. The only thing I saw was General 
Hodsdon's certificate. 

Q. 52. [64.] Was there upon any record, roll or paper containing the names 



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280 PAPER CREDITS, 

of said unassigned credits an endorsement purporting to be signed by the Pro- 
vost Marshal General, and if yea, what was the purport of the same ? 

A. I don't know anything about it. I never saw it. 

Q. 54. [G5.] Was there any paper, list or roll of said unassigned credits 
which purported to set forth the branch of service in which the men were sev- 
erally employed, and the date and place of enlistment, and if so, what did it 
set forth in those respects ? 

A. "Well, I know nothing about any of the lists or matters referred to in the 
question. 

Q. 55. [G6.] Was the transfer of these unassigned credits to you, made all 
at once, of the sixty or seventy men that you actually sold, or were they trans- 
ferred to you in lots as you engaged to furnish them to towns? 

A. They were transferred to me, as appears by the certificates given by 
Hodsdon, as they were disposed of to various towns. 

Q. [67.] Did you have access to a list of said unassigned credits, and leave 
to transcribe from it at your pleasure to fulfill all the engagements you could 
make? 

A. I did not. • 

Q. [68.] What restraint was there upon you against taking an excess of 
names, and by whom and in what way was it exercised? 

A. Well, I showed the Governor when I came home precisely what money 
I had paid out, and what I had to show for it. I told the Governor that I had 
had an interview with Gen. Hodsdon, and that he did not suggest any way out 
of the difficulty, and was just as much opposed to the business as he was when 
I left; and the Governor said he would give me enough of those unassigned 
credits to make good to me my loss. He said it was a great injustice to me to 
have to sustain that loss, when those men that I had procured had gone int© 
the State assignments without any fault of mine. 

Q. [69.] Did you at the time referred to in your last answer, present an 
account of your aggregate disbursements for said enlisted men to the Gov- 
ernor, and show vouchers to prove its correctness ; and was a sum fixed upon 
by him and you as equitably due to you on that account? 

A. I presented to him no account at all. I presented him the papers that I 
had. I presented to hifti such papers as were entirely satisfactory to him. I 
don't recollect now what they were. 

Q. [70.] Was it ascertained by the Governor what precise sum was due to 
you, or was your claim to be audited by the Adjutant General, the Naval Com- 
mission, or any other officer or person ? 

A. There was nothing said about auditing accounts by the commission, 
Adjutant General, or anybody else. The matter was adjusted entirely between 
the Governor and myself. I wish to substitute the following for ray previous 
answer : I presented no regular account to him. I presented the papers which 
I had as evidence of my payments, and they were entirely satisfactory to him. 

Q. [71.] What papers did you show to the Governor? State particularly 
all the papers you showed to him. 

A. Well, I exhibited to the Governor my cash account, the receipts which 
I took of the men of whom I purchased, and siich enlistment papers as I ob- 
tained during the last part of my stay in Washington. I also presented to him 



APPENDIX C. 281 

some six or seven enlistment papers of men which I procured and which I was 
able to find in the Adjutant General's office. 

Q. [72.] Did you exhibit your said cash account in the book in which it was 
entered, or a transcript of it drawn from a book or memorandum ? 

A. I think I exhibited to him the account and minutes taken down by me in 
Washington in a diary and in a pass-book. 

Q. [73.] Did said diary and pass-book so exhibited contain entries of the 
whole cash disbursements made by and for you on account of all the men 
enlisted and procured by you in Washington? 

A. I think it did with the exception of three men I bought of Manley, for 
whom I gave my note for .$950. 

Q. [74.] Did you or the Governor at that time foot up said cash entries and 
agree upon the amount? 

A. I think we did. 

Q. [75.] What was the amount? 

A. I cannot state the amount with any accuracy. 

Q. [76.] At that time had any State bounties been paid to you for those 
men? If so, how much? 

A. At that time there never had been any paid to me. 

Q. [77.] So that you did not deduct from your account as footed in the cash 
book and pass-book any sum for estimated State bounties which were afterwards 
paid to you? 

A. In adjusting the matters with the Governor, in ascertaining the amount 
ot my loss, the receipts for such State bounty as had been paid by or re- 
imbursed to me were deducted from the sum total. 

Q. [78.] Were there also deducted such sums as in settlement with Emery 
and others, of whom you had bought men, were rebated with the understand- 
ing that they should collect it as the soldier's State bounty on their receipts, or 
did the footings contain the whole prices per man which you have already 
stated ? 

A. I paid Mr. Emery as I have heretofore indicated in my testimony, and 
took his receipt therefor, he retaining the State bounty receipts from the sol- 
diers in part payment, according to my present recollection. All monies %nd 
money receipts that I held were deducted from the sum of my claim in my 
settlement with the Governor. 

Q. [79.] Making said deduction, state as near as you can what the balance 
found to be due you for such disbursements was. 

A. * There must have been more than $20,000. 

Q. [80.] Was your account so far adjusted with the Governor that your claim 
was determined at a specific sum agreed upon by him and you as equitably or 
legally due to you? 

A. (Given in writing.) My papers were examined by the Governor so far 
as to determine the amount of my payments for the recruits misassigned in the 
Adjutant General's oflSlce, and in this way was probably determined how much 
was equitably due me. 

* I wish to correct that. I mean $30,000. (Dec. 10.) S. C. 

36 



282 PAPER CREDITS. 

. Q. [81.] You hare stated in a previous answer that you also exhibited to 
the Governor the receipts of the men of whom you purchased men. Do you 
refer to the receipts of William Emery and J. H. JVIanley, and had you receipts 
of any other person ? 

A. Well, I referred to the receipts of J. H. Manley and William Emery, 
the only parties of whom I bought men that I now recollect. 

Q. [82.] You have stated that you purchased one man of said Emery at 
$700, and five men of said Emery and Manley at $650 each. Did you take 
receipts for those sums in detail or in gross? 

A. Of Emery I took receipts for two men at those rates, and I paid Manley 
$1300 for two men and took a receipt for that amount. 

Q. [83.] In presenting said receipts as you have said to the Governor, did 
you apprise him that $300 State bounty was included in said sums which either 
you or the party of whom you bought had collected or were to collect, and 
were said sums deducted from the footings? 

A. (Given in writing.) I did not claim more than the amount I paid out 
on any of these enlistments over and above the State bounty, when the enlist- 
ment papers could not be found and where the parties of whom I purchased 
retained the bounty receipts in part payment. I do not remember that we 
found any of the enlistment papers of the Manley and Emery men, and hence 
probably did not include those bounty receipts in my claim. 

Q. [84.] What do you know or believe as to the disposition of all the origi- 
nal enlistment papers other than the six or seven which you say you exhibited 
to the Governor? 

A. I haven't the slightest knowledge other than the statement of Gen. 
Hodsdon made to me at the time, and he repeated it to Gov. Cony in my 
presence. Gen. Hodsdon subsequently wrote me — August 31, 1865 — "that 
muster-in rolls of some sixty or. seventy men, enlisted at Washington and 
vicinity, were received by mail at this office, and the men at once credited to 
the place of residence, as required by the statutes." 

Q. [85.] Have you made examination since in the office of the Adjutant 
General for the rest of those enlistment papers without being able to find them ? 

A. Yes. 

Q. [86.] If the original enlistment papers corresponding to each man of the 
same class of some thirty men enlisted by John N. Stimson, are now on file in 
said office, do you know of any reason why corresponding papers for your sixty 
or seventy men are not there likewise ? 

A. (Given in writing.) The answer to the previous question and the quota- 
tion from Hodsdon's letter would seem to be a substantial answer to this — that 
" these papers were received at this office by mail and the men at onqe accred- 
ited to the places of their residence, as required by the Statutes." The 
reason why Stimson's men can be easily found is that the papers were, 
doubtless, placed in the hands of the Adjutant General by himself and the men 
assigned to the quota of his own town and placed in the files for that town. I 
can suggest no other reason — while these came through the mail and are lost 
in the files of the numerous towns of the State. 
Q. [87.] You have stated the whole number of men enlisted and procured 



APPENDIX C. 283 

by you as not varying ten from seventy-five, and that fifty or sixty of these 
were assigned to towns and lost to you ; do you mean to be understood that 
you had the benefit of from fifteen to twenty-five of the men that you enlisted 
and procured? 

A. I can't undertake to be anymore definite as to the number of men whose 
papers were retained by me, than I have already been. I had the benefit of 
some twelve to fifteen men which I enlisted, and which had not been assigned 
excepting according to my direction. 

Q. [88.] Where are the enlistment papers of said twelve or fifteen men? 

A. The last I saw of them they were in the Adjutant General's office, and I 
haven't seen them for a long time and never want to see them again. 

Q. [89.] What did you receive per man for these twelve or fifteen men? 

A. Five of them were assigned to the town of Sidney and I received $560 
apiece for them * less the State bounty of f 300 each. 

Q. [90.] To what other towns did you assign the balance of the men not 
wrongfully assigned, as you claim ? 

A. I think some of them were assigned to the town of Winthrop, but I don't 
remember how many or at what prices. I do not mean to say that they were 
(wrongfully) assigned. 

Q. [91.] For all the twelve or fifteen men, the assignment of which you 
were allow'ed to control and did control, did you not receive from the towns to 
which you sold them, sums which in the aggregate repaid the disbursements 
made on their account, with a liberal commission to yourself? 

A. I did not. 

Q. [92.] How much did the sums fall short, if any, of the disbursements 
made on account of said men? 

A. The men cost me on the average $575 apiece, which was more than the 
average price received. 

Q. [93.] Look at the receipts marked A, B and C, [see page 206] respect- 
ively, annexed to the deposition of C. A. Wing, and state if the sums there 
receipted for were the amounts received by you, and if nine of the men refer- 
red to therein, were not a portion of your original enlisted men, and if the 
other two referred to therein did not belong to the class of unassigned credits 
turned over to you by the Governor? • 

A. (Witness looks as directed.) My judgment is that the whole belonged 
to the class of unassigned credits. The sums therein stated were received by 
me. 

Q. [94.] Can you recall any other towns than Winthrop and Sidney to which 
you sold any of said enlisted men under your control? 

A. I think I sold one man to the town of Bristol. 

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284 PAPER CREDITS. 



Augusta, Me., Saturday, December 10, 1870. 
A. B. Farwell appeared and his examination was continued. 

Br Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. [95.] When you say your disbursements for men in Washington and 
vicinity amounted to over $30,000, do you not mean that tliat was the gross sum, 
and that you received back a large part of it in State bounties and in the sales 
of men you disposed of? 

A. Well, my judgment is that I paid out considerably more than that sum. 
I should think that I paid out $5,000 more than that. 

Q. [96.] About how much would have been your actual loss provided you 
had not been reimbursed? 

A. Well, I should have been $30,000 out and more too. 

Q. [97.] If you bought one man at $700, five men at $650, and sixty-four 
(64) at $550 each, your total disbursements amounted to $39,150; and if you 
received State bounties for all your men, and sold twenty as low as those you 
sold the town of Sidney, you received back $26,200, leaving a balance for 
which you should have been indemnified of $13,350. By what calculation can 
you make the balance considerably above that sum ? 

(After this question was taken down and read to witness he requested to hear 
all his testimony read before answering it, and it was accordingly read aloud 
by Gen. Connor.) 



Augusta, Me., Tuesday, December 13, 1870. 
A. B. Farwell appeared and his examination was continued. 

By Mr. TALBOT. • 

Q. [98.] When you speak of the men that you enlisted, do you intend to 
embrace all the men you procured in Washington and vicinity, except those 
bought by you of other recruiting agents and persons? 

A. I mean when I speak of the men that I enlisted, all the men that I pro- 
cured in Washington in any way. I kept no distimction between the men that 
I enlisted and those that I bought. 

Q. [99.] Did you buy any other men than those you bought of Emery and 
Manley ? If so, how many and of whom ? 

A. Well, my answer would not be that I bought any other men. I obtained 
through a next friend a pretty large number of men, say thirty-seven or eight, 
who were enlisted but not mustered at and in the vicinity of Camp Barry. 

Q. [100.] Describe the person of whom you obtained the thirty-seven or 
thirty-eight men, and the character and class of the men? 



APPENDIX C. 285 

A. They were largely re-enlisted men. These men, according to my recol- 
lection, were all of them, or nearly so, in Maine regiments and some of them 
in the Veteran Reserve Corps, and a few who had been regulars. 

I cannot answer that question as to the person without a violation of my per- 
sonal honor. 

Q. [101.] Now as to this thirty-seven or thirty-eight men, state definitely 
and explicitly what the arrangements as to State bounty were, and how the 
same was actually adjusted? 

A. (Given in writing.) The State bounty to the thirty-seven or thirty-eight 
men was paid down to each man by my friend who did the negotiations, as 
appeared by the papers and receipts which he exhibited to me and which I 
refunded to him with a small consideration for his labors and good will. 

Q. [102.] And when you so refunded, did you not take said papers and 
receipts as your property after making said payments ? 

A. I did. 

Q. [103.] What did you do with them ? 

A. The negotiations for the -whole number of men, I should say, occupied 
four or five days. As fast as the papers were placed in my hands and were 
settled for, they were immediately forwarded to the Adjutant General's office 
in Augusta. They were all forwarded by mail. 

Q. [104.] As to those men, was not the State bounty accounted for by your 
friend in part payment for the men ? 

A. No, sir. Every paper that he took was turned over to me. He lived too 
far off to have anything to do with collecting bounties in Maine. It was also 
entirely convenient for me to pay for the men myself. 

Q. [105.] Were said papers in case of each of the thirty-seven or thirty- 
eight men, sent to Maine before you came yourself? 

A. Most of them were. I am not certain that they all were. 

Q. [106.] Did the twelve or fifteen sets of papers that you did bring include 
any of these ? 

A. I cannot state that definitely. This transaction was very near the close 
of my labors in Washington in obtaining men, and whether any of the papers 
made a part of those that I did bring, I cannot state. 

Q. [107.] Were not these in fact the last mentyou got there? 

A. No, sir. ' , 

Q. [108.] Were not the receipts referred to in your previous answer taken 
from these men, on file in the Adjutant General's office when you reached 
home ? 

A. Well, I have no doubt they were, but they were never able to find them 
as belonging to me, and have not been to this day. 

Q. [109.] But State bounties were paid for these men to somebody; the 
men themselves were in Washington, or some part of the South, and had had 
their bounties, and would not be able or likely to collect it over again ; besides 
the receipts showed that they had already been paid by somebody, and you have 
said that your friend was too far off to collect State bounties in Maine. Now 
to whom could the paymaster here have paid those State bounties ? 

A. There never was one of them ever paid State bounty — not a cent, ex- 
cepting the twelve or fifteen which I brought home. 



286 PAPER CREDITS. 

Q. [110.] Were not said thirty-seven or thirty-eight men all enlisted in 
the Veteran Reserve Corps ; and do not their names, though you may not be 
able to remember them, appear in the permanent records and publications of the 
Adjutant General's office? 

A. A'^ery few of them were in the Veteran Reserve Corps, nor were enlisted 
into it by their re-enlistment papers. I do not think that more than six or eight 
of my enlistments were Veteran Reserves. 

Q. [111.] Were certain original receipts taken from soldiers enlisted by 
you, in your presence, cancelled and burnt by Governor Cony, for which no 
State bounties were ever paid to you or by the State to any person ? And were 
said receipts, all or part of the receipts above referred to ? 

A. *Tliey were. All of the receipts burnt ivere of the class o-ef erred to. This 
was not done, however, until after the settlement with me by turning over to me the 
unassigned men heretofore referred to. In tlie fall of 1864, or the early winter 
of 1865, I think it was in November, 1864, a large number of original receipts 
taken from soldiers enlisted or obtained by me, were cancelled and burnt by 
Governor Cony, in tlie presence of myself, and I think also of General Hods- 
don, for which no State bounty was ever paid to me or by the State to any 
person or persons. I j^ersonally know ; for they remained in my custody until 
the assignments for my benefit had ceased, and then they were placed in the 
Governor's possession for a final adjudication of this whole matter of enlist- 
ment and assignment. These receipts were largely of the class above referred 
to. They were burned in the fire of the Governor's private room in the State 
House the day I handed them to him and before we separated. Let me add 
that of all the State bounty receipts paid, for and taken by me, only the twelve or 
fifteen referred to heretofore were ever refunded to me or to any other person or 
persons. 

Q. [112.] After the destruction of said original receipts what was there to 
prevent every one of said soldiers from appearing and claiming of the pay- 
master or treasurer his State bounty? And according to the usages of said 
oflicers would not said bounties be now paid upon application ? 

A. I don't know a thing about that, sir. 

Q. [113.] Were there any other men procured by you except said thirty- 
seven or thirty-eight, those b%ught of Manley and Emery, and those enlisted 
by yourself ? • 

A. I can't answer that definitely. I know I obtained more men. Yes, I 
must have obtained some more that I didn't personally enlist. I don't think I 
got a half a dozen more, but I don't recollect. 

Q. [114.] Can you name any person, other than those you have named, 
from whom you obtained men ? 

A. I cannot. 

Q. [115.] Are not said thirty-seven or thirty-eight men, the six bought of 
Emery and Manley, and the twelve or fifteen whose assignment was not dis- 
turbed — amounting to fifty-nine at the outside — all that you can now recollect, 

* This answer has a line drawn through it, and the following is attached on a separate 
sheet. — S. W. Lane, Secretary of the Senate. 



APPENDIX C. 287 

or all that you could recollect at the time of your said communication in the 
Portland Advertiser? 

A. I can't recall anybody that I purchased them of. I only know that I had 
more than fifty-nine men. 

Q. [116.] If you have orhad such definite recollection, why did you appeal 
to Mr. Hinds and General Hodsdon for information as to the number ? 

A. (Given in writing.) There was a threatened investigation at that time 
of all matters connected with enlistments, substitutes, &c. My name had been 
bandied about the State as one largely involved in this questionable enterprise, 
and hence I felt it my duty to show precisely what I did in that line, and what 
I did not do, by those who were fully possessed of the information. These 
parties to whom I wrote knew, and hence I wrote them as a matter of prudence 
and precaution. They gave me such testimony as I expected and which I sub- 
mitted to the public. 

Q. [117.] With the receipts and papers which you say Gov. Cony burnt, 
and no pretence that the soldiers' bounties had been paid to any other person 
than yourself, what obstacle was there in the way of your collecting the State 
bounty on those papers just as you did for the twelve or fifteen which were 
paid to you ? 

A. There were no accompanying enlisting papers with the town bounty 
receipts which were destroyed, and hence nothing upon which the payment 
could be based. A simple State bounty receipt without evidence of enlistment 
and muster was not sufficient to command State bounty. 

Q. [118.] Do I understand you to say that the receipts and papers for 
twelve or fifteen of the men were brought home by you, or did the number of 
papers brought home include a number of the thirty-seven or thirty-eight men? 

A. I mean to say that I had with me the number of papers for men whose 
assignment was not distui'bed — twelve or fifteen in all. 

Q. [119.] How does it happen then that the Adjutant General, in his com- 
munication to you of August 31, 1865, says that muster-in rolls for sixty or 
seventy enlisted men, being the precise number you state as the total you pro- 
cured, were received by mail at his office? 

A. Well, sir, I can't tell you anything about that. I expect the Adjutant 
General stated the fact as he understood it. I can't hold myself responsible 
for the Adjutant General's statement. He wrote that letter to me without any 
interview and without consultation. It is very probable that at that late day 
he might have been receiving enlistment papers from other sources. 

Q. [120.] As to the whole sixty or seventy men, did you not have in your 
possession, when you came home to Augusta, receipts and other papers to 
show that their State bounties had been paid, and that they had been enlisted 
by you to be assigned to any town to which you saw fit to assign them? 

A. I did not. Excepting the twelve or fifteen, I had nothing to show for the 
balance but a naked receipt for the amount of the State beunty, the town to 
which they were assigned being blank ; and I had no other papers excepting 
some minutes in a diary and pass-book, as I have before stated. 

Q. [121.] With said receipts do you know of any impediment in the way of 
your receiving the State bounties, of the payment of which your proof seemed 
to be complete and even satisfactory to the adjutant? 



288 PAPER CREDITS. 

A. Both the Adjutant General and Gov. Cony told me that no receipts for 
State bounty were sufficient to pay State bounty upon, unless accompanied by 
and based upon the muster-in rolls or enlistment papers of men to correspond. 

Q. [122.] Well, if you had all the receipts, and the Adjutant General had 
on his files, as he certifies, the muster-in rolls for sixty or seventy men, why 
didn't your case come even within that requirement? 

A. Gen. Hodsdon did not tell me that he had on his rolls any sixty or 
seventy men, or any other men, but Gen. Hodsdon told me that it was abso- 
lutely impossible to trace those men through the files of that office. 

Q. [123.] You have said that when you went to Washington you found re- 
cruiting agents offering 0300 apiece for men, and that you immediately offered 
$500. Now how many men did you get for $500 apiece ? 

A. I don't think I said I got a good many men at that price ; the'fact is I 
got but few, for the other recruiting agents immediately offered .$G50 apiece. 

Q. [124.] Was a certain number of unassigned credits fixed by the Gov- 
ernor and turned over to you at the time of your said adjustment? If so, 
what was the number and at what price per man were they so turned over? 

A. (Given in writing.) There was no certain number turned over to me at 
that time by the Governor. It was only agreed that enough should be assign- 
ed to towns designated by me to reimburse me — the credits to be sold at the 
best price that could be obtained. 

Q. [125.] Who was to determine when you were fiilly reimbursed? 

-A. That power was most emphatically with the Governor, and there' was no 
disagreement between the Governor and myself. 

Q. [126.] Did you render an account of sales to the Governor and settle 
the matter of your claims and those assignments? 

A. In the assignment of the naval credits he was very particular to have 
exhibited to him all the evidences of the credits assigned and the amounts 
received therefor as fast as done that he might know when to recall his order 
to the Adjutant General. 

Q. [127.] Were you exactly reimbursed, or was there a balance ? If so, 
how much and upon which side ? 

A. Well, sir, I don't think there was a thousand dollars either wa}', as I 
did not go to Washington on a money making mission in connection with en- 
listments. 

Q. [128.] Do you not know that other men had access to tlie same list of 
unassigned credits and were transcribing them and selling them to towns under 
the sanction of the State military authorities ? 

A. (Given in writing.) I do not know that other men or any men had 
access to the list of unassigned general credits for the purpose of taking names 
therefrom, or that they were selling them to towns. I never saw the list and 
hence have no knowledge of it. 

Q. [129.] Do you not know that J. II. Manley, J. P. Deering & Co., Colby 
& Pike, or others were transcribing and selling said unassigned credits? 

A. I do not know one thing about it. 

Q. [130.] With all your familiarity with military and civil afiairs and with 
the officials, civil and military of Augusta, is it possible that you did not know 



APPENDIX C. 289 

that these persons, or some of them, were selling men or names of men of the 
same class as those transferred to you, to officers and agents of towns in this 
State ? 

A. In answer to this question, first let me say that I had no such familiarity 
with the military and civil officials of the State as the question implies, that I 
had not and never had the slightest idea what any of those men were doing in 
peddling any of these general unassigned credits. I only heard of their con- 
duct by common rumor. 

Q. 60. [131.] To reimburse them for what expenditures or upon what con- 
sideration or public policy did you understand that these unassigned credits 
were put at the disposal of these or any other persons ? 

A. I had not supposed that any of this class of men ha^ gone into the 
hands of the men referred to above. I have no personal knowledge that they 
did not. If they did I cannot divine the why or the wherefore. 

Q. 61. [132.] Did you not in some instances assign to the credit of certain 
towns for which you undertook to furnish men, names taken from said list of 
unassigned credits, which were afterwards claimed by other brokers as on the 
credit of other towns ? 

A. Not to my knowledge. 

Q. 62. [133.] Did you sell twelve men or names to the town of Mercer, 
taken from said list? If yea, give their names, the class to which they be- 
longed, and as full a description of them as 3'ou can, and state the price at 
which they were sold ? 

A. I did sell twelve men to that town. I do not know from what list they 
were taken ; they were forwarded to me on a slip of paper from the Adjutant 
General's office, and then placed on a blank previously furnished me. I do 
not remember one of their names. I think they paid me $400 each, but it may 
have been $500. 

Q. 63. [134.] Are the twelve men assigned to said Mercer, the same thcrt 
were first assigned by you to said town? 

A. I have had no information to the contrary. 

Q. 64. [135.] Did you not at first put upon the quota of said Mercer twelve 
names, taken from said list, which one Delaney claimed he had already sold 
to the town of Newcastle and put upon its quota; and did you not surrender 
said names to said Delauy and transcribe twelve other names to fill their 
places ? 

A. No, sir; I did not. 

Q. 65. [136.] "Was not this a matter of controversy between you and Delany, 
and were you not threatened by him with arrest on account of it ? 

A. No, sir, there was no such talk of any kind or description. 

Q. 65^. [137.] Did you not send a letter to said Delany by the hand of H. 
S. Osgood or some other person after some dispute about said Mercer men, in 
which you advised the said Delany "to mind his own business and it would be 
better for him," or words to that effect? 

A. I am entirely sure that I never did. 

Q. 66. [138.] Did you know who regulated the distribution among the 
brokers who undertook to sell and did sell this class of unassigned credits, • 

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290 PAPER CREDITS. 

and what person or tribunal -was it understood should settle controversies that 
arose or might arise as to their conflicting claims for men? 

A. I never heard of any distribution of these credits among the class of 
brokers you speak of, nor did I ever hear of the arbitrating tribunal you speak 
of for settling conflicts between different claimants. 

Q. 67. [139.] Did you sell twelve men to the town of Norridgewock, taken 
from said list? If so, give the names and description of the men, with the 
prices at which they were sold? 

A. I never did take any names from any list in the Adjutant General's office 
in any one instance. In all cases a list of names was sent to me at my office, 
I sending for the number of men I wanted. I sold twelve men to Norridge- 
wock furnished me as above. 

Q. 68. [140.] Did not the papers to which you had access indicate that the 
twelve men assigned to Mercer and the twelve men assigned to Norridgewock 
were of the same class — were all enlisted on the Receiving Ship Ohio, and 
were all persons not having any residence within this State? 

A, I don't recollect about that. I liave no recollection whether they pur- 
ported to be Maine men or not; they were understood to be men in the naval 
service and liable to assignment by the Governor. 

Q. GSh- [141.] Were not your said unassigned naval credits sold by you to 
the towns of Mercer, Norridgewock, Sidney, Starks, Waldoboro' and Winthrop 
— sixty-nine men in all — at an aggregate price of about thirty thousand dollars ? 

A. That is doubtless substantially correct. 

Q. [142.] As to said towns, did you not prepare and fill up in your own hand- 
writing, and cause to be signed by their respective selectmen, returns wherein 
that number of men by the same names were claimed as residents of said 
towns subject to enrolment and in the service of the United States as seamen 
therefrom ? 

A. I wrote the names in the returns from these towns, transcribing them 
from a list furnished me by the Adjutant General, and filled up the returns. 
The question of signing the returns was entirely optional with the nmnicipal 
officers of the towns. I used no persuasion with them, and, in all cases 
of hesitation referred them to the Adjutant General's office. The Adju- 
tant General had told me that he wanted these returns made frona these towns 
in order to have his records uniform and of easy reference, and correct. Sub- 
sequently the Adjutant General modified his manner of assigning men to me 
by assigning them by a certificate certifying the number' of men to me instead 
of giving the names. The names were furnished by the Adjutant General to 
the Provost Marshal, who gave a certificate to towns that their quota had been 
filled, or that so many men had been assigned to their credit. 

Q. [143.1 Do you know anything of any lists of men claimed to be in the 
marine corps, in whose possession said lists were, and what efforts were made 
to get the assignment of them to the State or towns, sanctioned by the State 
and national authorities ? 

A. While I was confined to my bed on the United States Arsenal grounds, a 
Capt. Forrest, representing himself to be Capt. Forrest, saying to me that he 
was a son-in-law of Mr. Stewart of Farmington, and presenting a letter from 



APPENDIX C. 291 

him, or purporting to be from liim, said to me that he had a list of genuine 
marine enlistments which he desired to place to the credit of towns in Maine; 
that in order to do so he thought they would have to be endorsed and approved 
by the Adjutant General ; that he came to get me to introduce him to the 
Adjutant General, but as I was sick he desired a letter. I think my 
brother-in-law, the commandant of the arsenal, wrote a very short note to the 
Adjutant General, describing the circumstances of Forrest's visit, and I signed 
it. With that note he left our house with his roll of papers. Very soon after- 
wards — I should say within an hour — the Adjutant General came to my room 
bringing the roll with him, asking me whether I had any personal interest in 
the disposition of those names, or the action to be taken on that list. I told 
him I had not, that I had never seen them or the gentleman who presented 
them before. When I said that Hodsdon immediately responded, "well, they 
are a bogus concern. It is another effort at swindling." I told Hodsdon that 
was my impression, as soon as I saw the list. He wanted to know why. I 
told him that the paper contained four or five sheets tied together with a piece 
of blue ribbon, and was signed by the certifying officers of the barracks on the 
last page ; there were names on every page, and the list was unsealed. I told the 
general that in all papers containing more than one sheet of paper, issuing 
from the marine barracks, it was the universal custom to attach them with a 
red ribbon through the left hand upper corner, then bring the ribbon down 
about half way the margin, carrying it crosswise in the shape of a diamond, 
and then to put the department seal, made of wax, with a metallic covering, 
over the crossing of the ends of the ribbon. Hodsdon seemed very angry 
about the matter. When he left me he said " I'll make short work of that 
chap." Mr. Gilbreth took him to the State House. Mr. Gilbreth said that as soon 
as Gen. Hodsdon reached his office he at once endorsed the list with his em- 
phatic rejection, and Forrest left the office immediately without making any 
remonstrances. The list was afterwards repudiated by Maj. Gardiner, as I 
heard. This is the same list which Gen. Hodsdon refers to in his official 
report as afterwards manipulated and the men assigned by Pike. 

Q. [144:.] Were you employed in behalf of the State to go to Washington 
to ascertain the number and names of unassigned recruits that rightfully be- 
longed to Maine that they might be ajlowed in some way upon the State's quota? 

A. That was no part of my appointment, as at its date the law had not 
passed Congress. After the passage of the law the Governor particularly 
requested me to keep an eye out for men who had enlisted into the navy from 
Maine and so far had not been credited. In furtherance of this request I found 
the names of about thirty men who had enlisted from Maine and forwarded 
them to the Adjutant General, and they were credited to the towns of their 
residence. I received no compensation in any way on that account. 



292 PAPER CREDITS. 



Augusta, Me., FriJay, December IG, 1870. 
A. B. Farwell appeared and his examination was continued. 

Witness expressed the desire to have his deposition, so far as taken, read to 
him, and it was accordingly read. He then said, "I wish to correct my answer 
to question 30 [SI] on the '-^ 2-4i)d [276] page as follows :" 

A. My recollection is that at that time the State did not recognize any such 
payment as town bounties by towns, but the State paid the whole amount and 
the town refunded. I wish to correct my answer on page 24:3 [279] relative to 
th"e number of men that I enlisted myself, and to say there were twelve or fif- 
teen, instead of twenty. I want to correct my testimony on page 283 [291] so 
far as I refer to. ofiicial statements in General Hodsdon's Reports in connection 
with the list presented by one Forrest and to say that it was a letter dated Au- 
gust 31, 18G5, from General Hodsdon to me, and not his Report. 

By Me. TALBOT. 

Q. [145.] You seem to have made a distinction between the men enlisted 
by yourself, and the other men that you procured. What other class of men 
did you procure than those enlisted by yourself, and how many? 

A. I am not aware that I have made any such distinction. I did not pro- 
cure any other class. They were all substantially alike except the difference 
between men in the active and the Veteran Reserve Corps. I do not now 
remember how many others I obtained, nor of whom. 

Q. [146.] How did you procure the thirty-seven or thirty-eight men which 
you claimed to control? 

A. I obtained those men through a gentleman whom I employed to get them 
for me as heretofore stated. My recollection is, that I advanced him fully 
one-half of his payment and possibly more. He paid the men and brought to 
me all the papers and I paid him the balance. 

Q. [147.] Were all these thirty-seven or thirty-eight men mustered by 
Capt. Poland? 

A. I have no personal knowledge of that. There was but one mustering 
office in Washington, to my knowledge. 

Q. [148.] Now can you recollect a class of men or a single man procured 
by yourself, who was not either enlisted by yourself or purchased of Manley 
or of Emery, or obtained through the agency of your friend whose name you 
do not disclose? 

A. I recollect that through the personal efforts of Sergeant Hart I obtained 
some men, beyond that I would not undertake to state, with any definiteness, 
how many I obtained, or of whom. 

* Question 30 [34] appears on page 234 of the manuscript.— Sam'l W. Lane, Seo'y of 
the Senate. 



APPENDIX C, 293 

Q. [149.] But were not the twelve or fifteen men wliicli you say you enlist- 
ed yourself, obtained through the agency of Sergeant Hart? 

A. I doa't recollect anything about it. I dare say they were. Some of 
them may have been of that class. 

Q. [150.] Do you then have a distinct recollection that Sergeant Hart 
procured for you any other men than the said twelve or fifteen? 

A. I have no recollection that he obtained any others or that he obtained 
all of the twelve or fifteen. 

Q. [151.] Was Stephen P. Hart engaged by you for this service early, or 
late in your operations? 

A. It was pretty early. 

Q. [152.] Did said Hart re-enlist himself before he enlisted other men for 
you? 

A. He did. 

Q. [153.] Was he the first or about the first man you procured? 

A. I think he was among the earliest that I enlisted. 

Q. [154.] Was he mustered-in at the time he enlisted and his bounty paid? 

A. I think he was mustered-in very promptly — the first convenient oppor- 
tunity. 

Q. [155.] Was James M. Stone on the Committee on which you were to 
wait upon Secretary Stanton? 

A. He was. 

Q. [15G.] You have said that the receipts for the thirty-seven or thirty- 
eight men were deliveied to you by your friend when you paid for the men. — 
Mr. Hodsdon's communication to you already referred to and copied in your 
said coramunicaRon to the Advertiser, speaks of receipts as in your possession. 
When you speak of sending all papers by mail to the Adjutant General, do you 
intend to'include the receipts for State bounty, or exclude them ? 

A. I intend to exclude the receipts for State bounty. They remained in 
my possession as stated in General Hodsdon's letter. 

Q. [157.] Then do you claim or not that any State bounty receipts were lost 
or mislaid? 

A. I do not. 

Q. [158.] Were not all the recruiting agents required to put all their new 
enlistments into the Veteran Reserve Corps? 

A. I never heard of any agent being required to do it. 

Q. [159.] Was it not within the scope of the authority of the Maine re- 
cruiting officers under orders, both of the Adjutant General of the United 
Stated and of the State, to assign the men to the quotas of particular towns at 
the time of their mustering in, and were not all your men actually mustered 
so assigned by the mustering officer in accordance with your request? 

A. (Given in writing.) I don't know anything about the authorities of the 
Maine recruiting agents under their orders. I was not one of them. I don't 
think that any of my recruits were designated for any town, except a few to 
Sidney. 

By Mr. SANBORN. 

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294 PAPER CREDITS. 

directly or indirectly, to your knowledge, receive any portion of the money 
paid to you by the town of Mercer or any other town for men put on their 
quotas, or as compensation for any service, aid or assistance rendered by him 
about the filling of said quotas, or as his share of any interest which he had 
in the matter of filling said quotas ? 
A. Not one. 



Augusta, Me., Saturday, December 17, 1870. 
A. B. Farwell appeared and his examination was continued. 
By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. [161.] Do you wish to make any further statements concerning the 
matters upon which you have been examined, other than such as are respon- 
sive to the foregoing questions ? 

A. I wish to make the following statements : If the Commission will allow 
me, I shall be glad to avail myself ef this opportunity to submit a brief state- 
ment, as part of my deposition, of some facts that would probably never, 
through any other channel, attract the attention of the readers of your report. 
In confirmation of the main features of my testimony, I desire to submit the 
following abstract from a letter from Adjutant General Hodsdon, dated August 
31, 1865, written to me pending an investigation similar to this, and when the 
transactions were fresh in his memory. He said, "that in the«summer or fall 
of 1864, muster-in rolls of some sixty or seventy enlisted men at Washington 
and vicinity were by mail received at this otfice, and the men at once credited 
to the place of their residence, who it subsequently appeared from receipts, &c., 
in your possession, were enlisted and paid their town bounty by you to fill such 
quotas as you saw fit or had contracted to fill. Under these circumstances 
Governor Cony directed that of the unassigned ' General Credits ' a sufficient 
number of men be placed at your disposal to make good the misappropriation 
of your enlistments, and no more than sufficient were thus appropriated by you. 
No other men have been assigned for your benefit, at your suggestion or placed 
at your disposal in any way or manner." This was avowed to be a full and 
complete vindication of my transactions, so far as I had relations with the State 
through the Adjutant General's office or with the Executive. Subsequently a 
rumor was put afloat that I was filling quotas through the Acting Assistant 
Provost Marshal's office, and in reply to enquiry that officer wrote me that he 
" would say that you have not presented any papers purporting to represent 
men to my office. I have no knowledge of your furnishing substitutes or fill- 
ing quotas of towns. In fact I can say that since my connection with the office 
you have transacted no business therewith. Upon enquiry I learn none were 
ever presented to my predecessor by you." Thus you will observe, that the 
entire number of men and credits placed to the quotas of all towns by me did 
not exceed some seventy men — less, rather than more — and with no pretence 
that any of them were manufactured, bogus or "paper credits." The evidence 



APPENDIX C. 295 

of their verity and worthiness is the olHcial endorsement of Gov. Cony, Major 
Gardiner, Adj't Gen. Hodsdon, Gen. Fry: and the insatiable and uncompro- 
mising determination of these delinquent sub-districts to fill their quotas and 
swell the armies of the I^epublic with this class of naval heroes. I desire also 
to add, that the Governor required the fullest and most complete exhibit of my 
expenditures in the District of Columbia during this recruiting trip, and only 
considered the question of justice and equity to me after possessing liimself of 
all available evidence possible. He also satisfied himself that it was impossi- 
ble to restore the scattered enlistments to me before he would conclude to order 
the '' Naval Credits" put to my disposal in place of the misassigned. This 
being done, he placed me in position to avoid the calamity which menaced me. 
In the assignment of the "Naval Credits," he was very particular to have ex- 
hibited to him all evidences of the ci'edits assigned and amounts received there- 
for, as fast as done, that he might know when to recall his order to his Adju- 
tant General. I report what I have heretofore said, that my vouchers and 
minutes and booiis were not very well arranged for easy adjustment. Yet the 
facts were plain enough to tell the story of my dispoilment without diflB- 
culty, and to enable the E.Kecutive to do me the justice to relieve me of the em- 
barrassments which imprudence and a want of experience on my part in this 
kind of business, and a too hasty and too prompt action in the Adjutant' Gen- 
eral's office subjected me to. I am sure that it is my duty to say thus much of 
that careful and pains-taking agent of the State ; always more anxious to pre- 
serve the honor, integrity and good name of his State than to add lustre to a 
name already well cherished in public estimation, and as Chief Magistrate 
ranking among tlie foremost in the nation. In concluding this deposition, I 
ask the privilege of saying that it is quite probable that many apparent discre- 
pancies may be discovered in my testimony. If so, it will not be forgotten that 
a long time has elapsed — more than six years — since tliese transactions took 
place, and with little data to guide me absolute accuracy would quite astonish 
me. Therefore I bespeak the charity of tlie Commission in any cases of seem- 
ing error and misstatement. It is the product of the best memory and the most 
careful consideration that I have been able to give in attempting to explain this 
simple matter of placing about tliree score ©f recruits on a few patriotic towns 
in Maine, and for wliich at the time I was congratulated by the politicians then 
and pi-omised abundant blessings hy tlie heroic toivns whose sons and citizens 
had, been saved, fromthe threatened, dangers of standing on the '■^jperilous edge 

of battle." 

A. B. FARWELL. 



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Augusta, Me., Thursday, December 15, 1870. 
H. A. "Williams of Monmouth, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Did you enter into partnership with Delany and "others in the business 
of supplying recruits ? If so, when did the partnership commence and how 
long did it continue? 

A. I did. I commenced about the first of January, 18G5, and continued to 
the time of Mr. Delaney's arrest. There was no company business after that 
time, and I think for some weeks before. 

Q. Had you any personal connection er pecuniary interest in what were 
called J. P. Heath men, gsneral credit men and sometimes paper men and 
sometimes Receiving-ship Ohio men? 

A. I had no personal connection or pecuniary interest in any such men, to my 
knowledge. There was a talk at the time I went into the partnership of a list 
of men that they had possession of, but I was not to share in it. My own busi- 
ness was the procuring of enlisted men save that in one instance I bought 
some half-dozen men of Capt. Cochrane that were already certified by Major 
Littler as quotaed to some town in this State, but what town I do not remem- 
ber. These men were what were called paper men. 

H. A. WILLIAMS. 



Augusta, Me., Tuesday, December 27, 1870. 
Z. R. Weight of Lewiston, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. During the years 18G4 and 1865 were you engaged in recruiting men for 
the service of the United States ; and if so, during what portion of said years, 
and where ? 

A. I was engaged in recruiting men for all of the year 1864, and two or 
three months of the year 1865, principally at Lewiston. My main otEce was at 
Lewiston, but for a short time I had an office at Auburn. 

Q. Were the men recruited by you, in all cases, to your knowledge, actual 
men? 

A. They were. 

Q. Were you also during said period engaged in the business of selling 
credits to towns to fill their quotas under the calls of the President for men? 

A. I was not engaged, as principal, in selling credits, but I did sell the men 
that I enlisted, to towns to fill their quotas. 

Q. If you acted as agent for any person or firm in the business of selling 
credits, state the name of such person or firm. 



APPENDIX C. 297 

A. I acted as agent for G. P. Cochrane in the case of the town of Warren. 
I came over here with some men to have them mustered in, and while liere I 
saw Mr. Mathews and Mr. Bean of Warren, who were looking for men to fill 
the quota of Warren. Mr. Mathews asked me about men, and I asked him 
what he would pay, and he told me what they could pay, but I do not ftow 
recollect the price. I told him I thought I could refer him to a man who would 
furnish the men. I then went and saw G. P. Cochrane, and asked him what 
he would give me to find him a man who would pay so much, naming the price, 
for men to fill the quota of his town? We made a trade, and he was to give 
me so much per man, but I have forgotten how much. I then introduced Mr. 
Mathews and Mr. Bean to Mr. Cochrane, and they made a trade with Cochrane. 
I also acted as agent of Herriman, Libby & Co., who were doing business at 
Auburn. I don't know who the other member or members of the firm was or 
were. 

Q. Did you personally agree with Mr. Mathews, acting for the town- of 
Warren, upon the price per man to be credited to the quota of Warren, and to 
furnish the men ? 

A. I think I did not. . 

Q. Did you know anything about the men, who they were, or how they were 
obtained — which were sold, in this transaction, by Cochrane to be credited to 
the town of Warren? 

A. I knew nothing about them. 

Q. Did you write a letter to Mr. Mathews in relation to these men, and if 
so, is this letter dated February 18, 18G5, and marked D, [see D, page 193] 
and annexed to the deposition of said Mathews, the letter which you addressed 
to him ? 

A. I did, and this is the letter. 

Q. In said letter you state that you agreed with C. T. Bean to put fifteen 
men on the quota of Warren. How do you reconcile this statement with the 
one which you have just made that you introduced Mathews and Bean to Mr. 
Cochrane and that they made a trade with Cochrane ? 

A. It was at his suggestion, as he was selectman of Warren and Bean agent, 
and he wanted the transaction to appear in the name of C. T. Bean, as he de- 
nominated him as the agent. I actually negotiated with Cochrane, as I have 
here stated. I never got anything; neither did Mr. Cochrane, as he informed 
me, and hence 1 wrote the letter to Mr. Mathews. 

Q. If you knew nothing about said men, and did not furnish them yourself 
as you have stated, why did you state in said letter that you could get §C50 per 
man for them by reassigning them ? 

A. I presume I could have got $650 for a man. I supposed I could get 
that amount per man by having them re-assigned through Cochrane, or rather 
I mean that Cochrane could get that sum. 

Q. State in what negotiations to furnish credits to fill the quotas of towns, 
you acted as agent for Herriman, Libby & Co. 

A. In relation to these credits referred to, I procurred a certain number of 
men from Pike & Colby, I can't recollect how many^lTor Herriman, Libby & Co. 
I don't recollect how many of these there were, because they were mixed up 

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with navy men I got at Kittery and men that I actually enlisted. There were 
quite a number of towns where I acted as agent for Herriman, Libby & Co. in 
negotiating to sell credits to fill their quotas. 

Q. Do you recollect of negotiating as such agent with the officers of the 
town of Strong to fill its quota in 18Gi or I8G0? 

A. I don't. 

Q. Did you have as such agent anything to do in procuring credits for any 
quota of that town ? 

A. I did. I arranged with Pike & Colby to have those credits assigned to 
that town for Herriman, Libby & Co. 

Q. Do you know how many men you got of Pike & Colby for that purpose ? 

A. I do not. 

Q. Do you know anything about the men — who they were, or where they 
were, or how Pike & Colby obtained them? 

A. I never knew anything about them. Pike & Colby told me that they 
were credits authorized by an act of Congress. 

Q. Do you know how many men you got of Pike & Colby for said purpose? 

A. I do not. 

Q. What were Pike & Colby to have per man for said men ? 

A. It is my impression that they were to have $400 or $450 per man, but I 
cannot state precisely. 

Q. Do you know what sum per man the town of Strong paid Herriman Lib- 
by & Co. for them? 

A. I do not. 

Q. What compensation did Herriman, Libby & Co. give you for your ser- 
vices in this behalf? 

A. I couldn't state. I don't recollect. 

Q. Do you recollect of any other town or towns to fill whose quotas you 
acted as agent for Herriman, Libby & Co.? 

A. I acted for Danville but I don't recollect whether with these credits or 
not. I don't recollect any other towns, but I know there were two or three 
other towns. 

Q. Did you keep any book or memorandum of your transactions as sueh 
agent to procure credits to fill the quotas of towns ? 

A. I did not. 

Q. Did you act as such agent in procuring credits for the town of Bethel? 

A. I can't remember. 

Q. Did you act as such agent in procuring credits for the town of Leeds ? 
If so, state what you did ? 

A. I am pretty positive that I never had anything to do with the town of 
Leeds. 

Q. Did you act as such agent in procuring credits for the towns of Lisbon, 
Mexico, Phillips, Rumford, Salem and Webster? If so, state what you did in 
relation thereto ? 

A. I think I did of Mexico, Phillips, Salem and Eumford, and I think I did 
not of the others. All ! did was to apply to Pike & Colby for the credits for 
these towns, and they had them assigned to the towns. 



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Q. What representations, if any, did Pike & Colby make to you about 
these men? 

A. I know nothing except that they represented them to me as proper 
credits, being authorized by act of Congress. 

Q. Do you know how much in the aggregate, or per man, they were paid 
by Herrimun, Libby & Co. for these men, or bow much Herriman, Libby & Co. 
got for them ? 

A. I couldn't state in any instance the exact sum. 

Q. What did Herriman, Libby & Co pay you for your services in the whole 
or as to each town ? 

A. I couldn't tell since I don't know the number of men to each town, or 
the price per man. 

Q. Were you during said period, at any time, a partner with Herriman, 
Libby & Co. or any other person in procuring such- credits? 

A. I never was properly a partner. 

Q. • Did you have any share or interest as partner with Herriman, Libby & 
Co. in their profits in filling the quotas of towns with such credits ? 

A. I did not. 

Q. How were you paid for your services as their agent ? 

A. I was paid so much for every man. I do not recollect how much. 

Q. Did you keep a memorandum of the sums you received for your ser- 
vices as their agent, and if so, where is it? 

A. If I kept any — I don't know that I kept any — I don't know where it is. 

Q. Did you have anything else to do in furnishing the credits for said towns, 
other than what you have already stated? 

A. Not that I recollect of. 

• Z. R. WRIGHT. 



Augusta, Me., Wednesday, January 11, 1871. 
Ira D. Sturgis of Augusta, sworn and examined. 

By Gen'l CONNOR. , 

Q. Did you furnish the town of Vassalboro' with any men for its quota 
under any of its calls for the year 1864? 

A. I don't know as it should be said that I furnished the men ; I learned 
that Mr. Pike had some men and I told our selectmen about it and they advised 
and requested me to buy them. I then went to see Mr. Pike and he said he 
had the men and told me that I could learn the facts about them by going to 
the Adjutant General's office. I did go to the Adjutant General's office and 
asked the Adjutant General if Mr. Pike had men there that he could put on 
the quota of towns, and he said he had. We wanted thirty and he said Mr. 
Pike had that number and something more. I then saw Mr. Pike and traded 
with him for thirty men. 

Q. What price per man did you pay ? 



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A. I think it was something like $425 per man. I don't recollect just what 
it was. 

Q. Did you receive from the town the exact sum paid by you for the men? 

A. I did receive the exact sum with the interest. I think I gave Mr. Low, 
one of the selectmen, the papers just as I received them. 

Q. Look at this receipt marked "A" [See Vassalboro', "A," page 198,] 
dated January 14, 1865, annexed to the deposition of Orrick Hawes, and state 
whether the amount therein stated was paid by you to Mr. Pike for the thirty 
men procured by you of him ? 

A. (Witness looks as directed.) I presume the amount therein stated is 
correct. What the town paid me was what I paid for the men. 

Q. What, if anything, did you ascertain from Mr. Pike, the Adjutant Gen- 
eral, or any other person in regard to the character of these credits ? 

A. Mr. Pike said we could find out by going to the Adjutant General's 
office, and I went to the Adjutant General's office and asked him about the 
men and if they would answer on our quota, and he assured me that- they 
would. I made no further inquiry about it as I supposed that if Gen. Hodsdon 
said the men would go to the quota of the town of Vassalboro' it was all right. 

Q. Did you aid or assist in furnishing Vassalboro' or any other town any 
men other than the thirty aforesaid? 

A. No. 

Q. Were you authorized by the town of Vassalboro' to procure men upon 
its quota? 

A. I was not authorized except as I have stated, but subsequently my action 
was ratified by the town at a town meeting. 

IRA D. STURGIS. 



APPENDIX D. 



DEPOSITIONS OF OFFICERS 

AND OTHERS. 



Augusta, Me., Thursday, December 1, 1870. 
H. S. Osgood of Augusta, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. In what business were you engaged^in the years 1864-5? 

A. I was in the express business, and buying and selling gold and bonds. 

Q. Did you bring to Augusta or have in your possession a list of some 
hundred names of men which were afterwards offered to be put upoH the 
quotas of towns in this State ? 

A. I did not, sir. 

Q. Did you say to Mr. James P. Hill, or any member of the firm of J. P. 
Deering & Co., sometime late in the year 1864, or at anytime, that you had the 
handling of quite a number of hundred men, and propose to said Hill, or any of 
said firm, to transfer said men to him or them? 

A. No, sir. I don't recollect of talking with Mr. Hill or any partner of his, 
for X had no men to sell. 

Q. What connection or knowledge, if any, had you with certain men which 
were transferred to J. P. Deering & Co., or either of them, by J. H. Manley, 
or with which said Manley iiad any connection ? 

A. Well, I don't know what men were assigned to J. P.. Deering & Co. 
Sometimes when Mr. Manley would go away he would leave it with me to 
give receipts for money, but I don't know anything about the men, as I had no 
other connection with the matter. 

Q. Do you know that Mr. Manley had the control or disposal of a hundred 
or more men whose names were entered on some list, roll or record deposited 
in the Adjutant General's office at Augusta, some of which names were trans- 
ferred to the quotas of towns by J. P. Deering & Co., and others, for which 
transfer Mr. Manley or yourself received pay at the rate of $400 per man ? 

A. Well, part of that I can answer and part of it I can't. I know that he 
had the disposal of some men. I don't know the number. I don't know where 



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the list -was deposited, and I never saw the list. This roll that you speak of 
may have feeen in the Adjutant General's office; or it may have been in the 
ProTOst Marshal's office. I presume he had rolls in both places, but I never 
saw them. I think that Mr. Manley did receive pay at the rate of about $400 
per man. 

Q. Please to state in your own language fully whatever knowledge you had 
of the transactions to which reference is made in the foregoing questions. 

A. I think it was in 1864 — I don't recollect the month — that a gentleman 
came to Augusta and called on me — said that he had or knew, or said that he 
knew of some men, naval recruits, that had been enlisted, mustered into the 
service, that were aliens, and that he thought that they could be credited 
to the quota of Maine, or any other State. I told him that I sup- 
posed they would be very glad to get them on to quotas of this State, but 
that I had no time to attend to any such matters, but that I would introduce 
him to a man that I thought could, and I introduced him to Mr. Manley — J. 
H. Manley. Mr. Manley went with hiiu to J. P. Heath's office in Portland. I 
believe Heath was at the time a civilian officer, recruiting there for the navy. 
All farther knowledge I have of the matter came from Mi. l\Ianley. Mr. 
Manley came back from Portland — told me that he had got the list and the 
assignment, and that he was going to show it to Gov. Cony and offer him those 
men on the credit of this State ; provided he could have the disposal of the 
men. He told me subsequently thatjie had seen Gov. Cony, and Gov. Cony 
had told him that before any credits could be decided on, he must take that list 
on board the Keceiving Ship Ohio and see if those men were as they were rep- 
resented. He went to Charlestown navy yard and came back — told me that he 
had a certificate from the officer. He tlien presented the papers, whatever he 
had, to the Governor and Maj. Gardiner. I think that the Naval Commission 
had adjourned at this time, all of the returns from the towns being in. Mr. 
Manley told me that they, the Governor and Maj. Gardiner, made a represen- 
tation to the Department, and after tliat — I think they had got the authority 
then — Manley told me that the Governor and Major Gardiner, to make sure of 
the character of the men, sent a second time to Charleston, Mr. Hinds being 
the messenger. He said that Mr. Hinds found it as he did — all straight — and 
that he had the disposal of the men. He never told me the price he got or what 
he paid for them. 

Q. When Mr. Heath proposed to transfer these men to you and you decided 
not to take them, did he name any price at which he would dispose of them? 

A. No, sir, he didn't. He didn't come here himself. 

Q. Who was the person that came here, and whom you introduced to Mr. 
Manley ? 

A. His name was Robert Dyer, I think, then of Cumberland, now of Cali- 
fornia, I think. He knew that Mr. Heath had these men to dispose of,' and 
knew me, that is why he came to me. 

Q. Do you know from Mr. Mauley's declaration, or in any other way, what 
amount per man Manley paid or was to pay Heath or Dyer for these men? 

A. Well, I don't recollect what he said about that. I don't recollect any 
specific sum. 



APPENDIX D. 303 

Q. Did you bear this talked about ^y Manley ? 

A. I did hear him talk about it. 

Q. What is the impression in your memory as' to the price he was to pay or 
the cost of tlie men to him or the amount he made in the sale and transfer? 

A. Well, I have no impression about it. 

Q. Do you know or had you any information that a special order was ob- 
tained from the Provost Marshal General or the War Department in Washing- 
ton to credit the men above referred to, to districts and sub-districts of this 
State ? 

A. I don't know a single thing about it. 

Q. Do 3'ou know that an application was made to the War Department to 
have the Naval Commission, consisting of Governor Cony and Major Gardiner, 
re-opened, for the purpose of determining the assignment of the list of names 
transferred from Heath to Manley ? 

A. Mr. Manley told me such an application was made. I don't know of 
my own personal knowledge. 

Q. By whom, through whom, and by what influence or procurement did 
Manley say such application was made? 

A. He said that Governor Cony made the application. 

Q. Did you understand from Manley that the application was successful, 
aiad that the Provost Marshal General re-opened said commission, and that said 
commission acted upon and assigned said list of recruits ? 

A. I understood from him that the application was successful, but I don't 
know about the assignment. 

Q. Do you know from Mr. Manley or otherwise, that papers were prepared 
for the selectmen of the various towns to whose quotas these men were assigned 
to return them as residents of their towns respectively, subject to enrolment, 
and in the naval service ? 

A. I do net, sir. I understood that these men were an entirely different 
class of men from other Heath men, and that they were aliens and no State 
had any particular right to them. 

Q. Had you any interest, direct or indirect, in the sale or transfer of these 
men ; or did you receive any commission, share, gratuity or compensation for 
any service connected with their sale and transfer ? 

A. WbU, I had no interest in the transfer or sale of them. I received a 
• commission amounting to f 4000 or $5000, I think. I don't know the exact 
amount as I kept no record. 

Q. By wliom was youp commission paid — by Heath, Manley, or the brokers 
to whom Manley made the transfer? 
A. It was paid to me by Mr. Manley. 

By Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. Did you ever pay, or offer to pay, to any official of the United States, or 
of this State, for any order or sanction in relation to obtaining credits to be 
quotaed on the towns in this State, or to crediting men on the towns in this 
State? 

A. Not one cent. 

Q. Did you at any time to your recollection go vrith James P. Hill of 



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"Waterville, to the State House, and tell Gen. Hodsdon that you wanted to get 
so many names, and the General took a roll or book or list of names and copied 
off the number asked for ? 

A. I never recollect of going to the Adjutant General for any names with 
J. P. Hill, or his partner, John P. Deering. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you on the staff of Gov. Coburn ? 

A. 4 was. 

H. S. OSGOOD. 



Augusta, Me., Friday, December 2, 1870. 
Benjajiin H. Hinds sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Where do you now reside, and what is your business? 

A. I am a special agent of the Treasury Department, and reside in Portland. 

Q. Whether or not you were employed in Washington in the summer of 
1864 in some service connected with the military operations of this State? 

A. I was appointed military State Agent by Gov. Cony in the summer of 
1864, and had an office at 271 "F" street, in Washington. 

Q. Do you know that a number of citizens of Maine, some of them under 
commissions from the Governor, came to Washington that summer to recruit 
within the District of Columbia and rebel States under then existing laws and 
orders? If so, name all the persons. 

A. Yes, sir, I do. I remember Mr. Farwell of this city, John N. Stimson, 
Wm. Gaslin, Col. gtone, J. H. Manley and Wm. Emery. 

Q. Did you assist these officers, or any one of them in particular? 

A. These persons came to Washington one after another, I think Mr. Stim- 
son was there first. They came to my office although I had nothing to do with 
the business. They began to canvass for men in competition with each other 
and were offering high prices, as high I think as $700 per man and did not 
succeed in getting any men, to my knowledge. They then came to an agree- 
ment that they all would pay the same price for men and put their money in 
my hands and I deposited it in Jay Cooke's bank in my name and as each one 
furnished a man or men I would give the soldier a check for his bounty. My 
impression is that this was done at the suggestion of Governor Cony in order 
to know that the soldier was not defrauded of his bounty. This arrangement, 
however, among the recruiting officers did not continue more than a week, for 
they got to bidding against each other again, and grew dissatisfied with it, and 
drew their money and I had nothing more to do with it afterwards. When they 
got all through and I had given them their money, John Stimson, I think it was, 
suggested that as they had given me considerable trouble they ought to give 
me something, and Stimson turned to me and asked me if I had a watch, and 
on my answering in the negative, he said "let us give him a watch;" and they 



APPENDIX D. 306 

contributed about $20 apiece and got me this -watch, (showing the watch). 
That is all I made out of it in any way. 

Q. After your said disconnection with the business, do you know or have 
you reason to believe that the said recruiting officers succeeded in getting any 
additional men, and if so, about how many? 

A. They remained in Washington — some, or all of them — sometime after 
that,' and each was on his own hook. I had no knowledge except from their 
declarations, as to the number of men procured by them. 

Q. Had you any connection with the recruiting or payment of the men, or 
did you keep any record of the transactions ? 

A. None in the least. 

Q. Did you undertake to do the recruiting for any of these men before, 
after, or during the said contract between them? 

A. I did not. I never advised a man to enlist for one or for another or for 
any pf them. 

Q. Can you tell to what class or classes the men belonged whose bounties 
were paid through you under said compact ? 

A. They were men in the Veteran Eeserve Corps, who had been disabled 
from active duty and were not entitled to government bounty, I think — men 
whose terms of service had nearly expired, and who were eligible to re-enlist ; 
men in the regular service, who had enlisted and had not been assigned to the 
quota of any town or State. There was one or more companies of regular 
artillery which had been enlisted in one of the Southern States and was sent 
up to Camp Barry in Washington, that belonged to the class from which they 
drew. A fourth class was teamsters and others detailed for special service. 

Q. Were not the men belonging to the two first classes residents of this 
State, and required under existing laws or orders to be credited to the towns of 
their residence ? 

A. I think not ; some of them I know were not. My impression is that 
after a soldier had served out his term of enlistment and had been discharged 
he had a right to re-enlist and go to the quota of any town or any State, and 
that interpretation was put upon the law by these recruiting agents, I think. 

Q. How many men for all these recruiting agents received their bounties 
through you? 

A. I should say perhaps twenty or twenty-five; and my memory is that all 
I did pay was for Parwell and Emery. 

Q. What proportion of these belonged to Farwell? 

A. I should say the most of them. 

Q. Did Emery transfer his men to Farwell ? 

A. Some or all of them. 

Q. Do you think or believe that Farwell got any men after Emery trans- 
ferred those to him? 

A. He told me he did. I know nothing about it. 

Q. Do you know of J. H. Manley's recruiting any men there ? 

A. I don't know. I don't think I paid a man for Manley, but I heard he 
got some men and transferred them to Farwell. 

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306 PAPER CREDITS. 

Q. Qo you know, or did you hear that the operations of these recruiting 
oflScers were interrupted by some order from the War office ? 

A. I remember of hearing that some prohibition or interference was put 
upon the business, and that all the recruiting agents from different States had 
a convention at Willard's Hotel. I think they were prohibited from re-enlist- 
ing men who resided out of their States. 

Q. At the time of that prohibition or interference, did not all the recruiting 
officers from this State leave for home ? 

A. I don't know. My impression is that they staid there some few days. 

Q. Did not these recruiting officers take duplicate enlistment rolls, muster 
rolls, and receipts for bounties for all the men obtained by them in accordance 
with instructions contained in their commissions? 

A. I don't know whether they did or not. 

Q. Have you any personal knowledge thatFarwell recruited any more men 
than the proportion of the twenty or twenty-five men whose bounties were paid 
through you? 

A. I have not; nothing but his own statements or the statements of those 
that were there with him. 

Q. How much longer after the transactions above detailed, did you remain 
in Washington, and where next did you go? 

A. I remained in Washington until the last of November or first of Decem- 
ber, 1864, when I came to tliis city and went into the claim business in com- 
pany with Manley. 

Q. Wliat was the style of your firm? 

A. Manley & Hinds, and it was for the prosecution of claims against the 
government. 

Q. Was the buying and selling of recruits, or the filling of quotas of troops 
any part of the business in which your firm actually engaged? 

A. It was not, and nothing of the kind was ever done in the office to my 
knowledge. 

Q. Was Mr. Manley engaged in such business any part of the time during 
whicli you were in his office in any capacity ? 

A. When I went into bushiess with Mr. Manley, I hadn't been in the office 
•more than one or two days before Manley said he wanted to go out West — out 
to Pennsylvania — and was gone a short time and after he came back he was 
busy in matters outside of the office, and I made complaint that he was neg- 
lecting our business, and the result was that he went out of the firm sometime 
the next spring, and I continued the business several years. Manley was not 
in the business of recruiting any part of the time, to my knowledge, but I 
heard that he was in the recruiting business. 

Q. Were you sent on to Charlestown, Mass., by Gov. Cony, in December, 
ISCA, to examine the genuineness of certain enlistments? 

A. I was. I took with me letters of introduction from Governor Cony and 
Maj. Littler, and from the latter a package of naval enlistment papers, together 
with a list of some four or five pages containing some two hundred names. I 
was to go to the Receiving-ship Ohio with this list and papers^nd see if the 
enlistments were genuine. I proceeded to Charlestown, went on board said 



APPENDIX D. 307 

ship and was allowsd by Capt. Green, its commandant, access to the records 
and the aid of one or more clerks. "With four continuous days' labor we found 
on said records every name borne on the lists which I had carried, and I enter- 
ed against each the date of enlistment as shown by the said records. When 
completed Capt. Green authenticated it with his certificate and signature and 
I brought it and delivered it to Maj. Littler, and I have never seen it since. I 
was paid for my said service something like f 50. I don't recollect exactly how 
much. 

Q. What did Gov. Cony say when he made known to you the said errand? 

A. The purport was that somebody — some person or persons — had offered 
enlistment papers of these men to be i)ut to quotas in Maine, and the Governor 
wanted to make certain the genuineness of these enlistments. 

Q. Do you kncrw of j't)ur own knowledge, or from the declarations of any 
persons whatever, that J. H. Manley, or A. B. Farwell, or J. P. Deering, or 
any other broker or person, had or claimed to have any interest in said list, or 
any right to transfer the same? 

A. I have heard stated by Manley that he had some interest in it. 

Q. Do you know that this investigation made by you was to facilitate the 
assignment of the men on this list to certain towns in this State, for which 
assignment Manley, Farwell, Deering, or some other broker or person was to 
be paid some stipulated sum, and do you know that the list of men was ulti- 
mately so disposed of? 

A. I don't know where one man was disposed of, I supposed the investi- 
gation was for the protection of the interests of the State. 

Q. State whether or not Mr. Farwell wished you to inform him by letter 
how many men he had enlisted while in Washington, and what conversation he 
and you had about the matter? 

A. Mr. Farwell had requested me in writing -to state how many men he had 
enlisted while there and I had not replied to him, and he called at my office to 
know why I had not. I told him that I did not remember; and then he wanted 
me to state in writing how many I thought he had. I then wrote the letter 
which he after afterwards published. 

Q. From your best recollection, which is the more accurate estimate of the 
number of men he recruited, that contained in said letter or that contained in 
this deposition? 

A. I should say that contained in this deposition, but of course either of 
them are matters of recollection and judgment, and liable to be erroneous. 

Q. When you made the estimate in said letter, had you in your mind the 
declaration of some recruiting officer who had charged Farwell with getting 
away, unfairly, from him certain recruits recruited from a U. S. Artillery 
Company ? 

A. I had that, and all other circumstances connected with the transaction, 
in my mind. 

Q. Had you any knowledge that he got any such artillery men ? 

A. I had not. I don't remember of ever having heard Farwell say whether 
he did or not. 



308 • PAPER CREDITS. 

By Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. Have you personal knowledge that Mr. Farwell recruited any definite 
number there, and if so, how many ? 

A. I do remember a definite number. There was Packard and Downes and 
Hynes and two others whose names I do not recollect. These names are im- 
pressed upon my memory by circumstaaces other than their enlistments by 
Farwell or anybody else. 

B. H. HINDS. 



Augusta, Me., Wednesday, December 14, 1870. 
Gen. John L. Hodsdon of Augusta, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. 1. Were you Adjutant General of this State during the years 1804 and 
1865? 

A. I was. 

Q. 2. Were you knowing to the fact that credits were given under authority 
of the War Department to towns and municipalities in this State during said 
years for men on the quota of towns, other than those known to be actually 
enlisted for the army or navy within the State, and for which no State bsunties 
were allowed under existing tews? If yea, please state how many men were 
so credited, and the several classes to which they belonged. 

A. I was. There were some 600 or 700 of those men put upon the quotas 
of towns in this State. The Pike men were purely marine men, the Manley 
men were purely naval. A portion of the men allowed by the Naval Commis- 
sion might have been of the above classes, or either. 

Q. 3. Did you assist Governor Cony, or the Naval Commission to which 
he belonged, in prei^aring a list of the men so credited and in assigning them 
to the qifotas of towns within the State, or were you consulted by said Com- 
mission in reference thereto, or did you have any knowledge of the manner 
in which said Commission performed said service? 

A. As Adjutant General, I soughi officially to facilitate the presentation to 
the Naval Commission by municipalities of all men for credit to which they 
were legally entitled, and issued blanks therefor, and at times had conversa- 
tions with Gov. Cony in relation to the matter. I never talked with Maj. Gar- 
diner upon the subject, nor was I ever before the Commission. I had general 
knowledge of the manner in which said Commissioners discharged their official 
duties. 

Q. 4. Did said Commission keep a record or minutes of their proceedings? 
Did you ever see said record or minutes? Is said record extant, and if so, 
where, in your opinion, may it be found? 

A. I think they kept no records or minutes. One of Major Gardiner's 
clerks— Worster, I think — was the go-between of the Commissioners, who 



APPENDIX D. 3Q9 

never seemed to have regular sessions. The men claimed by municipalities 
for allowance by the board, were supposed and intended to be entered in my 
office to avoid duplication, and their names subsequently enrolled in the office 
of the Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General. I know of no record except 
of the names as aforesaid, and index of the same, to be found in the Adjutant 
General's office, and the same names enrolled in the Provost Marshal's office — 
A. A. P. General's office at Augusta — and now to be found, I presume, in the 
Adjutant General's office in Washington. 

Q. 5. Where and at what time were the meetings of said Commission held, 
and were they open to the public, and were the different towns and munici- 
palities allowed to be heard by their officers or agents in reference to the cred- 
iting and assignment of said men? 

A. I have before stated that I was not cognizant of the meetings of the 
board, but I know that municipal authorities saw Gov. Cony and Maj. Gardi- 
ner in relation to the matter of naval allowances, whenever they desired to. 

Q. 5.^. [G.] Under what authority, and upon what investigation or proceed- 
ings were a large number of naval credits allowed to towns in this State after 
August 24, 1864, besides those allowed for actual enlistments in the navy after 
that time ? 

A. Those found upon the record in the Adjutant General's office as subse- 
quent to August 24, 18G4, were allowed by authority of the War Department 
through the Provost Marshal General's office. The statement in my official 
report that the powers of the Commission ceased at that date is incorrect. I 
was mistaken. The 251 Manley naval men were said to have been allowed 
through the Provost Marshal General's office. The names of the 457 general 
naval credits were before the Commissioners prior to August 24, 1864, as 
Portland's list was taken from the rolls which included them. 

Q. 6.' [7.] Referring to your official report for-the years 1864-5, as disclos- 
ing some specific knowledge of the subject, please to state about how many 
men, of either of the classes before named other than those claimed to be resi- 
dents of towns and municipalities within the State, were credited on the quotas 
of any towns. 

A. About eleven hundred. 

Q. 7. [8.] "Wliy were not that class of men credited to the State at large in 
reduction of the quota of the State? 

A. The Governor thought and said that justice required the donating of the 
general credit men to localities tliat had suffered from excessive and erroneous 
enrolments and consequent undue and unequal quotas. The Pike men — some 
four hundred — were supposed not to have been really residents of this State, 
and were allowed localities here only upon the fiction of actual residence and 
not being known to have a residence in the United States. The two hundred 
and fifty-one Manley naval men were hunted up and brought forward after the 
Naval Commission ceased to be, and for reasons unknown to me the authority 
for their allowance was of a specific character through the Provost Marshal 
General's Department. Some .300 of those claimed to be residents of towns 
and municipalities were, I doubt not, of the objectionable character of those 
before named by me. 



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Q. 7.J. [9.] State particularly what class of men you refer to designated in 
your report as " resident unclaimed and hence general naval credits," and how- 
many in all were comprised in said class. 

A. I alluded to the 457 from a roll furnished by one Heath early in the or- 
ganization ' of the Naval Commission, from which Portland had some 300, and 
other towns quite a number, and these not being taken up by any municipality 
were thus left unclaimed. 

Q. 7|. [10.] Was there not a general credit made to the State of naval 
enlistments ? By whom and upon what data was said credit assigned, and was 
the same recognized at the War Department? 

A. Yes, by the Governor, upon application of town authorities on the ground 
of injustice and hardship in assessing quotas. Quite a number were. thus 
claimed, and, finally, some 250 remaining unassigned, were credited at one 
time, I think, to towns and townships, and the same were allowed by the War 
Department. Out of these general naval credits, «the Governor allowed Mr. 
Farwell some for a misappropriation of men enlisted by him at Wasnington. 

Q. 8. fll-] Were not certain men of said class assigned by the commission 
on the quotas of a large number of the smaller towns and plantations of the 
State, and if so, how many, by whom and upon what consideration were they 
so assigned? 

A. The Governor made all the assignments of the general credits, and they 
were generally to the smaller towns and plantations, and comprised some 400 
after deducting about 50 taken up by towns as their citizens. Said 400 included 
the allowance to Farwell. 

Q. 9, [12.] Why were not all the men of that class distributed to towns in 
the same mode and upon the same consideration? 

A. Such was the expressed design and intent of the Governor, and as Far- 
well's men had been assigned to towns of their residence, the Governor 
expressed himself as doing justice in the premises, under the circumstances, 
by appropriating the requisite number from the general credits to make 
good the misappropriation. As to other men, namely, the Pike and Manley 
men, the disposition of them was made by the Provost Marshal General's De- 
partment and the Acting Assistant Provost Marshal here. I had no discretion 
or jurisdiction whatever in or of the matter. What I did was clerical merely 
at the latter's request. The men furnished towns by Yates, Delany and others 
which were of another class entirely, were duly and formally returned upon 
official blanks by proper municipal authorities, and, if objectionable, could not 
possibly be distinguished from those that were nots6; and the first and only 
knowledge possessed by the Naval Commissioner and the Adjutant General 
■was had from the presentation of these returns. 

Q. 10. [13.] Do you not know the lact that at the time referred to and 
before, there was a general understanding r.nd expectation that the war debts 
incurred by towns and municipalities would be ultimately assumed by the 
State ? 

A. I do. 

Q. 11. [14.] Did you not consider credits for said class of men as not mer- 
itorious or bona fide, and did you not refuse to recognize them except as 



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subordinate to the Provost Marshal's Department, and leave them out of your 
records in order to iirevent their being made a basis for future claims for State 
bounties? 

A. Yes. 

Q. 12. [15.] Would you knowingly have furnished any facilities for claims 
to be made upon the towns for town bounties to this class of men? 

A. No. 

Q. 13. [16.] Were you, ©r not, aware that officers of towns in this State 
during said years were paying large sums as town bounties for that class of 
enlisted men ? 

A. I was. 

Q. 14. [17.] Were you not repeatedly consulted by officers of towns as to 
the character of that class of enlistments and whether it was advisable to pay 
town bounties for the same? If yea, what advice did you give in such cases? 

A. I was. Invariably my advice was to fill their quotas with their own 
citizens. When the question was put to me as it generally was, if such men 
would fill their quotas, I told them that they would, for such was the order of 
the Provost Marshal General. 

Q. 15. [18.] Were you aware of the tact that certain persons ostensibly 
engaged in the substitute brokerage business, had lists of this class of men 
and were selling them to the officers of towns to fill their quotas, receiving 
therefor large sums of money? If you have such knowledge or belief, state 
how these persons procured such lists, and what persons or firms you know to 
have been engaged in this business, and under what authority, civil or military, 
such persons acted? 

A. To the first clause of the interrogatory I answer, yes. I have not the 
least knowledge whatever as to the way and manner in which such lists were 
procured. The persons were Daniel T. Pike and J. H. Manley. I know not 
under what authority they acted in procuring the lists, but in disposing of the 
men, I understand that they acted within the scope of authority derived from 
the War Department. 

Q. IG. [19.] If you have stated that any such persons were engaged in the 
sale of this class of men, what knowledge, information or belief have you as 
to the compensation they received or were to receive by way of commission, 
profits or otherwise, for their services? State all you know from your own 
knowledge or the declartitions of said persons or their agents. 

A. In the case of Pike, I think he stated that he paid $280 per man for 
those on his list, and what he received beyond that sum I concluded was profit. 
I know nothing and have heard nothing at all definite or from which I am able 
to state touching Manley's outlays or income, in regard to his lists. 

Q. 17. [20.] Were not said persons recognized at your office as agents of 
towns to which they were selling men, and were not entries and records made 
in your office in pursuance of requests made by or through such persons ? 

A. I did recognize those men as recruiting officers. They were both en- 
gaged in making current enlistments as well as k)oking up those made early in 
the war, for their credit. There was no reason why they should not have been 
recognized by my office, and the strongest possible reason why they should be. 



312 PAPER CREDITS. 

They were fully recognized by the A. A. P. G. of Maine, who represented 
here the War Department of the United States, and controlled all matters of 
qnotas and credits except current daily enlistments. While the State and mili- 
tary department was thus subordinated to the United States, it was indispensa- 
ble that harmonious relations should exist between the two, and full credit and 
authority be given by both to those in official or business relations with either. 

Q. 18. [21.] Did you not officially certify the filling of quotas of towns 
whose quotas were filled by the purchase of this class of enlisted men of some 
one of said substitute brokers ? 

A. I did, in compliance with the official request of the A. A. P. General of 
Maine, to aid in quotaing the men borne on Messrs. Pike's and Manley's lists, 
furnish names therefrom as requested by those gentlemen for credit upon 
town's quotas at the Provost Marshal's office. No entry of the names or credit 
was made in my office except the latter, in numbers as returned at stated in- 
tervals to me officially by the A. A. P. M. General. 

Q. 19. [22.] Have you any reason to believe that the then Governor of the 
State, or the Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General, or the Provost Mar- 
shal at Washington, or any other military or civil officer, knew that private 
persons were selling this class of enlisted men to officers of towBS in this State 
and receiving therefore large town bounties ? 

A. Yes. 

Q. 20. [23.] Did you or any other civil or military officer, to j'our knowl- 
edge, directly or indirectly, receive, or were you promised any fee, reward, 
gratuity, or advantage of any kind whatever as a consideration for making any 
certificate, making or suppressing any record, or doing or refraining from ' 
doing any act in reference to said class of enlisted men, or the sale or assign- 
ment of them to towns or the crediting of them upon the quotas of towns, or as 
a consideration for withholding or not interposing any protest or obstruction in 
reference to the transaction ? 

A. No. 

Q. 21. [24.] Referring to a letter from Provost Marshal Geneial Fry to 
Maj. Littler, of date of September 10, 1864, state if you know how the credits 
mentioned in said letter were adjusted. 

A. By giving Mr. Manley the disposition of them. 

Q. [25.] Do you know that Manley sold out names from that list to J. P. 
Deering & Co., and other brokers? 

A. I do not. 

Q. [26,] Did or not one Capt. Forrest, introduced by you to A. B. Farwell 
sometime in the fall of 1864, show to you a number of sheets containing names 
purporting to be of men enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps? 

A. A man came to me in the last of the summer or fall of 1864, whose name 
I do not recollect, and proposed to exhibit to me a roll of some non-resident 
early enlisted men, with a view to having them credited here for a considera- 
tion, but I declined looking at his papers, telling him that it was a matter 
wholly beyond my jurisdiction. I have no recollection of FarwcU's being with 
him, though he may have introduced him by letter. 

Q. [27.] Did you, after the interview with said man, call to see Mr. Farwell 



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at the arsenal, and have some talk with Mr. Farwell in reference to some 
papers which he claimed to have seen in the possession of said man ? 

A. I recollect very well of calling at the arsenal when Mr. Farwell was 
sick abed. There was a conversation between us in relation to this man's 
errand to me. It is impossible for me to recall the substance of it. I should 
say that the result of the conversation confirmed the impressions I had of the 
matter at the interview in my office with said man, 

Q. [28.] Did you understand the proposition to you of said man to be that 
you should pay a consideretion for said list, or that you should give some 
certificate or sanction to facilitate his obtaining a consideration from other 
parties who might assign the names therein to towns ? 

A. Our interview was so brief that it didn't reach to that extent. My re- 
jection to his overtures was so prompt and explicit that he left without fully 
explaining his purpose. 

Q. [29.] Did you hear that the same individual waited upon Maj. Gardiner 
and showed him the same papers? 

A. I did hear so indirectly, and that it resulted as it did with me. 

Q. [30.] Have you any knowledge or did you hear that one Peter Gordon, 

or any other person, after the above transactions, brought to Augusta rolls or 

• lists purporting to be of men enlisted in the marine corps, and in connection 

with Mr. D. T. Pike of this city, oflTered them to A. A. Provost Marshal General 

Gardiner for assignment on the quotas of towns in this State? 

A. I did. 

Q. [31.] State all you can recollect of the transaction. 

A. Mr. Pike came to me in the summer or fall of 1864 with a list of marine 
corps men for credit here. I don't recollect of any one with him at that time, 
or subsequently, upon that business. I think there were more than one hun- 
dred names upon the list. I cannot remember anything near the number. T 
paid but little attention to him. I told him it was utterly impossible for me to 
take cognizance of anything of the kind. I was subordinate to the A. A. P. M. 
General in all matters of' credit except of current enlistments. I learned soon 
after that Pike and the man having control of the list called on Maj. Gardiner, 
A. A. P. M. General, to have him allow these credits, but he declined to recog- 
nize them, and forwarded the papers'to the Provost Marshal General at "Wash- 
ington. 

Q. [32.] Was, or not, Maj. Gardiner soon after removed and Maj. Littler 
put in his place ? 

A. The removal and appointment were made that fall, but I cannot tell how 
long after this occurrence. 

Q. [33.] Do you know that Major Gardiner was too unwell to perform the 
duties appropriate to his office, or whether or not his removal was in conse- 
quence of any request on his part to be relieved on account of ill health or for 
any other cause ? 

A. Major Gardiner was in poor health, but the duties of his office were well 
discharged at all times, in my opinion, and I am satisfied that it was not at his 
request that he was relieved. 

Q. [34.] Whether or not an order issued from the Provost Marshal Gen- 
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eral's oflSce at Washington, directing the assignment upon the quota of Maine 
of the names borne on the list which Mr. Pike had presented to you? If yea, 
state the terms of such order, and by whom here in Maine it was received, and 
at what time. 

A. I never have seen such an order. I understood that such an order came 
to Major Littler the last of November, 18G4. I understood it was to credit the 
names borne on the list to districts and sub-districts in the State of Maine. At 
that time Major Littler was the A. A. P. General of this State. 

Q. [35.] Had you, officially, or the Governor, or the Naval Commission as 
such, anything to do with carrying out the details of this order, or were you 
or they consulted about the same, or was the whole disposition of the assign- 
ment of the men in that list by the A. A. P. M. General of the State and his 
subordinate officers, the District Provost Marshals ? 

A. We had nothing to do with it, and the whole disposition of it was by the 
A. A. P. M. General of the State and his subordinates. We were not con- 
sulted. The Naval Commission had ceased to exist. 

Q. [36.] Did you so far learn the method by which the A. A. P. M. Gen- 
eral and his subordinates executed said order, as to be able to say whether or 
not they in all cases recognized the rights of the brokers and other persons who 
had obtained possession of those lists as to make assignments at the dictation 
of such brokers and persons, and to carry out bargains of sales which they had 
made? 

A. I have no doubt that such was the disposition made of all the names on 
the list. 

Q. [37.] Were you not consulted in some instances by agents of towns as to 
the expediency of purchasing this class of men? 

A. I was. 

Q. [38.] Were you aware at the time that towns were paying for the privi- 
lege of credit for this class of enlistments sums as high as f 400 and $500 per 
man? 

A. I never heard of so much as $500 per man, and but few as high as $400. 
I supposed from all that I could learn that the amounts received were gener- 
ally less than the least of these sums. 

Q. [39.] Was it not obvious at the time that this class of men contributed 
nothing to the strength of the army, and in case of the continuance ol the war 
that a new draft would be required to fill their places ? 

A. They contributed nothing to fill the army ; but the allowance of them to 
Maine lessened the State's liability for future quotas. 

Q. [40.] Were you aware at the time or have you become aware that besides 
the credit obtained by towns for actual residents therein in the United States 
navy, credits were obtained for aliens having no residence in the State, and 
some of them not even enlisted in tlie State, but who were claimed as residents 
for the purpose of carrying out a contract between brokers and said towns to 
assign them to said towns? 

A. I have never had actual knowledge of the existence of such a state of 
things, but have no doubt that such was tlie fact to a greater or less extent. 

Q. [41.] Did you not suggest for the ^rpose of putting properly upon the 



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record the assignment of certain unclaimed naval credits to A. B. Farwell, that 
returas should be made by the municipal officers of the towns to which he had 
distributed said credits, wherein the men assigned to them should be claimed 
as residents respectively of said towns, and was not the assignment to said 
Farwell actually vouched by returns of that kind ? 

A. Such returns were made by two towns, Mercer and Norridgewock, I 
think, at my suggestion, of men from the general credit list, properly appro- 
priated to said Farwell by Gov. Cony and assigned by Farwell to said towns — 
with a view on my part of debarring said towns from any future reimburse- 
ment from the State or general government for bounties paid by said towns. 
As all the naval credit allowances by commissioners on returns were presumed 
to have been for the citizens of towns and municipalities already in the naval 
service, to whom no State or town bounty was ever paid, these two towns by 
the existence of such returns would be forever barred from setting up claim to 
any jeimbursement whatever. 



Augusta, Me., Thursday, December 15, 1870. 
General Hodsdon appeared and his examination was continued. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. [42.] Were you not aware that a large number of the returns made to 
the Naval Commission were fictitious, and that the persons claimed therein as 
residents of towns in this State were persons having no residence in the State, 
whose residence was so claimed for the purpose of carrying oVit a contract with 
certain brokers who had agreed to get them assigned to such towns ? 

A. No, I was not aware of any such state of things, and there was no 
means whatever in my power of determining the fact. I supposed however 
that to some extent it might have been the case. The form of the returns was 
established by the commissioners, and a compliance on the part of municipal- 
ities with their rules secured the allowance of men claimed. I sought to put 
town authorities on their guard against spurious men by an obligation which I 
furnished for execution by them setting out the fact that their own citizens 
alone were claimed for allowance by the Naval Commission and that no boun- 
ties were paid to or for the men and that no claim for reimbursement would 
ever be made on account of them. 

Q. [43.] Was not the fact that a small inland town, like Mercer for instance, 
with a population of 850, claimed twelve residents as in the naval service, 
while Machiasport, a seaboard town, with a population of 1500 largely employ- 
ed in maritime pursuits, claimed but seven residents in the navy, and that 
similar instances were not infrequent throughout the State, calculated to throw 
suspicion on those returns as not made in good faith? 

A. The cases of Mercer and Norridgewock were exceptional, being two of 
the towns having men from the general naval credit, known not to have been 



316 PAPER CREDITS. 

their citizens, but presented under the recognized fiction of formal returns to 
avoid State and government liabilities for reimbursement on account of boun- 
ties. In regard to other towns having more men claimed on account of naval 
enlistments than their population and locality would warrant, it is to be consid- 
ered that enlistments in the navy for the first three years of the M'ar were 
largely of young men to escape the draft, and who might be supposed to have 
gone from rural and sparsely populated towns as well as from larger places on 
the seaboard. Some 4000 left the State in the first eighteen months of the 
war — many of them going into the navy. The returns of naval men were not 
passed upon by me in any manner, and my other multifarious official duties 
precluded my giving much attention to them. 

Q. [-ii.] Was there not a great anxiety on the part of the Naval Commis- 
sion to swell the claim of naval credits as much as possible for the purpose of 
relieving the State from bounties and the towns from the pressure of the 
draft, so that less scrutiny was exercised in examining said returns than \<iould 
have been under different circumstances? 

A. Yes. 

Q. [45.] Did not the duplication of returns give municipal officers opportu- 
nities to claim the same man twice over in many instances, and did not the 
Naval Commission, in all such cases, fail to correct such duplication? 

A. The names upon returns were extended upon the books and indexed as 
fast as claims were filed, and it was the duty of the clerks to make thorough 
examination of the recorded names upon each return and strike out those 
names duplicated. A slight variation in names was very likely to have secured 
improper allowances. 

Q. [40.] What do you refer to in your said official report by the " unclaim- 
ed and hence general naval credits?" Was there a credit given to the State at 
large besides the • aggregate of credits given to municipalities for men in the 
naval service? What officer or board determined the number of such credits, 
and what rule of classification fixed the credits as general or special? 

A. A list alphabetically arranged of men enlisting in the navy from Maine 
after the opening of the war, on board the Receiving-ship Ohio with no resi- 
dences attached thereto, was presented to the Naval Commissioners by 
Portland's recruiting agent with 311 of the names taken up on Portland's return 
of her men in the navy and said names were cancelled on the list. As returns 
from the several cities, towns and plantations throughout the State claiming 
naval credits came in to the Commissioners they were examined in connection 
with said list and those found in the latter corresponding with names in munic- 
palities' returns were cancelled. This process being gone through with as to 
the whole State the names remaining unclaimed and uncancelled were termed 
and regarded as general credits, and the disposition of them was left by the 
Provost Marshal General Pry with Governor Cony. I add a short list of 
assumed names to show how the cancellation was made : John Adams ; Thom- 
as Beal; William Card [cancelled] Portland; Eben.Dole [cancelled] Bangor. 

Q. [47.] Now in such cancellation the commission was governed by the 
returns, was it not, so that so far as the returns were fictitious and only made 
for the purpose of carrying out bargains with the brokers, the fictitious resi- 



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dents would be cancelled and assigned to towns precisely the same as the 
actual residents ? 

A. Yes. 

Q. 1*48.] Where is said alphabetical list now? How many names did it 
contain, who jyrcsented it to the Naval Commissioners? Will you endeavor to 
find said list and put it to the disposal of this Commission? 
[No answer appears to this question. — S. W. Lane, Secretary of the Senate.] 

Q. [49.] Did you keep in the Adjutant General's office at any time an 
"index book," in which naval credits, general and specific, were entered, and 
from which they were transcribed and put upon the quotas of towns ? 

A. I think there was no other one than this before me entitled "Index to 
Naval Credits allowed, by Naval Commissioners." 

Q. [50.] Who procured or solicited said alphabetical list? Under what 
law or order was it procured? 

A. It was furnished gratuitously and uncalled for by Mr. Hull, a Portland 
recruiting agent. 

Q. [51.] Was there a special order by letter or otherwise from P. M. Gen- 
eral Fry to Governor Cony placing at his disposal said "general credits?" If 
yea, can you place it at the disposal of this ^Commission or indicate where it 
may be found, or state its terms ? 

A. There was a letter. I saw an official copy of it in the hands of Governor 
Cony last winter. I should know of no other place than the Adjutant General's 
office at Washington where I could find a copy. In effect it gave the Governor 
as such the disposal of said men. 

Q. [52.] Are there any just claims for State bounties to soldiers from 
Maine still outstanding and unpaid, and how do the actual disbursements for 
State bounties correspond with the men entitled to receive them as shown by 
the Adjutant General's records? 

A. When I resigned as Adjutant General, March 31, 1867, there were State 
bounties due soldiers to some considerable extent, but I am unable to make an 
estimate approximating anywhere near the actual number. From what I have 
known of payments since on that account, I think there are yet quite a number 
of soldiers to whom State bounty is due and unpaid. 

Q. [53.] Were there any State bounties due at the time of your resignation 
to soldiers enlisted for Maine in Southern States under the conditions specified 
in special order No. 69 from your office, July 26, 1864? 

A. I can only say I do not know. 

Q. [54.] How many men in all were enlisted for Maine under said special 
order? Was there ever a list, roll or record of the same; and if yea, where 
may it be found? 

A. I should think the whole number would be less than a thousand. Many 
of the recruiting officers appointed under that order never left the State to enter 
upon their duties and of course did not enlist a man. No distinct list or roll 
or record was ever kept of the men. 

Q. [65.] Did A. B. Farwell receive commissions or special orders, num- 
bered respectively 100 and 101, similar in terms to said special order No. 69? 

A. He was appointed as stated. I think he never took his authority from 
my office, but acted under a letter from Gov. Cony. The proceedings of in- 



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dividuals appointed under this order were exceedingly informal and the order 
was virtually a dead letter. 

Q. [56.] Who of the persons commissioned for a similar service obtained 
men besides said Farwell and Stimson? 

A. I recollect only the following : A. P. Buck, Seth E. Beedy, Jesse Gould, 
Wm. Gaslin, Jr., J. H. Manley, John C. Knowlton, William Coombs. I don't 
think of any others now, but it is likely there might have been others : indeed, 
there must have been more. I recollect of some not named as appointed under 
that order who enlisted quite a number of men. I will name Emery of Leban- 
on, and Stone of Kennebunk, 

Q. [57.] State how far the persens procuring men in the Southern States 
complied with the second clause of your published special order No. 69? 

A. There was an entire omission to procure the certificate therein named 
from the office of the Adjutant General of the United States. The enlistments 
were mostly for three years' service instead of one as therein named, and the 
enlisted men were therefore entitled to $300 bounty. In other respects the 
clause referred to was substantially complied with. 

Q. [58.] Did the said Farwell produce at your office the enlistment contract 
and muster-in roll of each enlisted soldier, with a receipt in duplicate of the 
payment of State bounty to such soldier? 

A. We did have the enlistment papers and muster-in rolls for a few men 
from Farwell, and the receipts of a large number. In most of his cases the 
mustering-in officer had sent to my office by mail the enlistment contracts and 
muster- in rolls which gave only the place of residence of the soldier to guide 
us as to his quota. 

Q. [59.] How many men in all did it appear from said papers that said Far- 
well had procured ? 

A. Well, my impression now is, that it was some over fifty ; but it is im- 
possible for me to recollect. 

Q. [60.] Did not said number include some thirty men that he had found 
belonging to Maine in the naval service, as shown in the Navy Department, of 
which he sent a list to you in order that they might be credited to towns to 
which they belonged? 

A. It was impossible that they could have been included because no enlist- 
ment contracts, muster-in rolls or receipts would have accompanied those. 

Q. [61.] Were said fifty men or any of them, and if so, how many assigned 
to the quotas of towns in Maine to which they belonged under the provision of an 
existing statute or order before the return of Mr. Farwell from Washington? 

A. I can't say what number were thus assigned, but it was all whose papers 
came to my office before his arrival. 

Q. [62.] In the cases of those so assigned had any receipts for State boun- 
ties come to hand until Mr. Farwell himself brought them? 

A. I don't recollect, but I think not, because if the receipts had been with 
the papers I think we should have known that they were Mr. FarwcU's men. 

Q. [63.] With the other papers on your files what was there to prevent 
your paying Mr. Farwell the State bounties when he appeared with the receipts, 
if you believed his papers were genuine and that he had actually enlisted the 
men claimed ? 



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A. Nothing, unless the towns to which the men were assigned were deficient 
on their October 1863 calls. 

Q. [64.] Were not the State bounties due to the men without any reference 
to the towns to which they were actually assigned? 

A. No, I think not. 

Q. [65.] Did not all of the agents recruiting in the Southern States take 
from the men recruited receipts for a State bounty of fSOO? 

A. No, I think not, for colored men and 1 year white men but $100 was 
properly paid. I think all of Farwell's men were 3 years' men who would be 
entitled to a bounty of $300. 

Q. [66.] In the assignment of men to towns, what if any changes according 
to the usages of the Adjutant's office would be made in the disposition of the 
enlistment papers and muster rolls? 

A. No change in the files of papers, but the name of the city, town or plan- 
tation to which the soldier was credited would be written on the enlistment 
contract at the head thereof, and also upon the muster-in roll. 

Q. [67.] Do you know any reason why the muster rolls and enlistment 
papers of Stimson's men can now be found in said office intact while of Far- 
well's men corresponding papers can be found for only two ? 

A. I do not, if the names were furnished. 

Q. [68.] Do you know that Gov. Cony, in the presence of Mr. Farwell, 
cancelled and burnt a number of Mr. Farwell's said papers ; and were you 
present at such burning?. 

A. I do not recollect the circumstance of the destruction of papers, but I 
was present at a portion of an interview between Gov. Cony and Farwell, in 
which the latter elaborated his claim for an allowance of men in lieu of those 
of his misappropriated in the Adjutant General's office, at which interview 
numerous papers relatmg to the matter were present, and Governor Cony told 
me subsequently that his settlement with Farwell by an allowance to him of 
general credit men would save the State a large amount in bounties. 

Q. [69.] Would not the towns in this State, to which said men were as- 
signed, or the men themselves, be entitled to claim, under existing laws, the 
State bounty and to receive it unless the receipts showed they had already re- 
ceived it ; and if such receipts had been destroyed, what guaranty had the 
State against a future claim for a State bounty ? 

A. Towns were never entitled to receive State bounties. They were and 
are due solely to the individual soldiers, payable to them or their order. Far- 
well's men would be entitled, in the absence of all proof of payment of State 
bounties, to receive the same from the State Treasury. In enlistments out of 
the State, I think the mustering-in officers were required to know that bounties 
were paid the soldiers by them mustered. It is an exceedingly rare case that 
a soldier once paid his bounty ever claims it again. In all my adjutant general 
experience with many thousands of soldiers, I am quite sure that ten such 
cases never occurred. 

Q. [70.] Would not then the probability be strengthened that these soldiers 
of Farwell's had been paid their State bounty, and with the papers complete 
which he had, why should he not have been reimbursed directly instead of by 
the indirection of assigning naval credits to him? 



320 PAPER CREDITS. 

A. The men had undoubtedly received their State bounties from Farwell. 
The towns of these men's residences to which they had been assigned, finding 
them credited and knowing the Statute of 1864 required men to be holtlen to 
their own places of residence for credit, and the State to pay all the bounty, 
would have entered their complaints against their deprivation of these credits, 
and it would have been almost impossible to have pacified them without the 
donation of an equal number of the general credit men. 

Q. [71.] What necessity was there of depriving said towns of such legal 
and proper advantage? Why could not the State bounty have been paid to 
Mr. Farwell, as the authorized agent of the men, and he have been allowed to 
make such contracts with the officers of the towns for such town bounties, con- 
siderably in excess of his advances, as the towns in the State at that time were 
eagerly paying? In other words, why did not the State officials consider the 
equitable claims which Mr. Farwell, a responsible State officer, had to control 
the disposition of his real men, as punctiliously as they seem to have considered 
the claims of substitute brokers to control the assignments of men, of whom 
there is to this day no evidence whether they are real or fictitious? 

A. The practice was — contrary to law — for towns generally to pay town 
bounties. These towns having already secured these men fully by the record 
without this payment, would not have listened to any such negotiation. Gov. 
Cony took the exclusive charge and control of Mr. Farwell's matter, which 
was one involving quite an amount and of a somewhat delicate character. The 
assignment of men of doubtful status was really made by the Provost Marshal 
General's Department, which in those matters controlled my office as well as 
the individuals interested in said assignments. I have no doubt that Gov. Cony 
intended to treat Col. Farwell justly, and at the same time protect the interests 
of the State, and had the matter been submitted to me I should have had like 
objects in view. As it was not, I am not responsible in the premises. 

Q. [72.] Are the 251 naval recruits referred to in Provost Marshal General 
Fry's letter of December 10, 1864, the same referred to by you herein as the 
"Manley men?" Did you understand that by a special order from the Provost 
Marshal General the assignment of these men was placed at the discretion of 
the Governor and Major Littler in the same way the 457 " general credits" had 
been ? 

A. To the first clause, I have no doubt that they are the Manley men. 
To the remainder of the question, I had no knowledge until last winter, when 
a copy of the above-named letter was shown to me, that Gov. Cony had any 
authority or control over said men. 

Q. [73.] Do you not know that in fact Gov. Cony and Major Littler exer- 
cised such discretion in assigning these 251 names so as to carry out contracts 
of sale made by J. P. Deering and other brokers who had purchased said 
names of Manley? 

A. Gov. Cony was confined to his house for weeks continuously by sickness 
before and after the date of the above-named letter, and during that time I am 
not aware of his transacting any business, official or otherwise, as his life was 
in danger a part of the time. The only knowledge I had, official or otherwise, 
at the time the assignment of these men was entered upon was from Major 



APPENDIX D. 321 

Littler, who told me that the Provost Marshal General's Department had 
allowed the Manley men, and sometime after when I next saw Gov. Cony he 
said to me that he had heard that these men were allowed. 

Q. [74.] Do you not know that all the men not actual residents of the State 
who were allowed on the quotas of districts and sub-districts in Maine, except 
the 311 assigned to the quota of Portland and the 400 assigned to Farwell and 
to certain meritorious towns on the score of the hardship of their cases, were 
actually assigned by the A. A. P. M. General or the Naval CommissioH through 
the influence of various brokers whose only claim to them was vouched by the 
possession of enlistment papers in some cases and mere lists in other cases, 
which they claimed to have bought of certain unknown persons who had 
brought them into the State of Maine ? 

A. * I do not. I have no doubt that such was the fact. 

Q. [75.] Are these the class of enlistments which you characterize in your 
report as not meritorious and not entitled to the benefit of a permanent record 
in your office ? 

A. Thev are. 

JOHN L. HODSDON. 



Augusta, Me., Wednesday, December 21, 1870.. 
Adj. Gen. Hodsdon (supplementary examination) sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. [76.] "Were there any men enlisted in Washington by recrniting agent? 
who were assigned to the general credit of the State ? 

A. No. 

Q. [77.] Did not Mr. Farwell report to you some thirty names of men 
in the navy from Maine that had not been previously assigned and claimed, 
and if so, were they assigned to the general credit of the State as not claimed 
by any particular town ? 

A. Yes, to the first inquiry. To the last inquiry, no, for Farwell returned 
with the names, their residences, and towns were informed of the fact and took 
them up on their returns. 

Q. [78.] Is it not possible that in computing the men obtained by Farwell 
you have counted the men obtained as above? 

A. No, most certainly not. Early naval enlistments were so totally difler- 
ent from new, current enlistments, that the intermingling contemplated by the 
interrogatory was not possible. 

Q. [79.] Were not all the men obtained by recruiting agents in Washington 
and vicinity assigned by the mustering officer upon the muster roll itself? 

A. I think not. 

* The first answer is marked out, on the manuscript, and the second answer written in 
red ink. — Sam'l W. Lane, Secretary of the Senate. 

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322 PAPER CREDITS. 

Q. [80.] Was not said assignment in strict accordance with the authority 
given in the commissions and in the orders under which said recruiting officers 
acted ? 

A. Yes. 

Q. [81.] Did not Mr. Farwell return from Washington soon after the receipt 
at your office of the sixty or seventy muster-in rolls? 

A. My recollection is that it was within a few weeks, • 

Q. [82.] Did he not return several weeks before Messrs. Stimson and Stone 
came with their recruiting papers ? 

A.. I don't recollect. 

Q. [83.] At whose instance and request were the men upon Farwell's mus- 
ter rolls assigned to other towns than those named in the muster rolls? 

A. I don't know that they were so assigned. They were assigned by the 
clerks pro forma as the papers came to them. 

Q. [84.] Did the officers of said towns to which they were misassigned 
appear and claim them, or have any knowledge that they had been re-enlisted? 

A. Towns were represented here almost constantly and their agents exam- 
ined our books with great diligence for daily accruing credits. 

Q. [85.] Why was Mr. Farwell, who came back so soon after his papers 
were received, deprived of his men when Mr. Stimson, who came weeks after- 
wards, was not disturbed in the assignment made by him of the men he had 
enlisted? 

A. Because Stimson took the precaution to have his recruits quotaed cor- 
rectly on his papers, if they were sent here in advance of his coming, and of 
those whose papers were retained by him no assignment could be made until 
his arrival with them, hence no chance for misassignment in his case existed. 

Q. [86.] Do not your published reports show that thirty-two of the thirty- 
three men enlisted by said Stimson were residents of other towns than those 
to which they had been assigned? 

A. Very likely ; my attention has not been heretofore called to it, and I- 
'have not now time to examine it. 

Q. [87.] In assigning Farwell's men to towns did you not change their as- 
signment from that originally made to towns not the residence of the enlisted 
.man? 

A. It might hav^ been done so in a very few instances, but not with any 
iconsiderable number. 

Q. [88.] Look at this muster roll and see if the substitution of Winthrop 
for Sidney is not in your handwriting, and state whether the residence of the 
soldier was or was not in either town? 

A. (Witness looks as directed.) The substitution is in my handwriting. 
It is impossible for me to say where his residence was. 

Q. [89.] Why did you not wait until Mr. Farwell's return before making 
an assignment of his men, as you did in the case of Mr. Stimson, so that Mr. 
Farwell could be heard as to the assignment, and so that he could negotiate 
with the towns to which they were assigned for town bounties to reimburse him 
for what he had advanced ? 



APPENDIX D. 323 

A. Probably because I did not know from the papers received that Farwell 
or any other recruiting officer had anything whatever to do with the men. 

Q. [90.] Was it not a fact that at that time all re-enlisted soldiers strenu- 
ously claimed town bounties, and all the towns in the State were offering large 
town bounties in competition with each other, not only for enlisted and re- 
enlisted men, but even for names, provided they could get them certified on 
their quotas ? 

A. Such was the fact, generally ; but when it is well known that hundreds, 
if not thousands of men were credited to towns not claiming them, by the re- 
imbursement commissioners, which men never received anything whatever as 
bounty but the $300 from State, it is apparent that the rule was not universal. 

Q. [91.] If Farwell's men were credited to the several towns under a mis- 
apprehension of his intention, why were they not transferred to such towns as 
he intended them to be credited to on his making such representation after his 
return ? 

A. Farwell had quite a large number of men assigned to the towns of their 
residence in ignorance on my part of his rights. These towns having become 
aware of such credits, supposed the men rightfully theirs by statute which gave 
men to towns of their abode, and for the State bounty of $300 alone. The 
change of these credits would have entailed upon my office and the Governor 
great complaint and indignation on the part of these towns. While we could 
have endured the remonstrances of an occasional town from a change of this 
character, we hardly wanted to bring upon ourselves the volume of obloquy 
which would have arisen from changing the credit of this comparatively large 
number of men. 

Q. [92.] Why then did you change the credit of Thomas M. Packard and 
Enoch S. Chase, whose residence was in Oxford, and who had been mustered 
for Sidney and Buckfield, respectively, to Winthrop ; and the assignment of 
Stephen P. Hart, whose residence was Cumberland, and who had been mus- 
tered for Sidney, to the town of Winthrop ; assigning every one of the only five 
men of Mr. Farwell of which any muster roll can now be found in the Adjutant 
General's office to a town different from that for which they had been mustered 
and in no case the town of their residence ? 

A. For satisfactory reasons exhibited at the time the cliange was made, but 
which I have not the least recollection of whatever at this time. I 'observe 
that the muster roll affords no evidence whatever that Mr. Farwell had any 
interest in the men named in the interrogatory. 

Q. [93.] Were not, iif fact, some of the men of which Farwell had the as- 
signment, and others, credited to a town or towns and afterwards transferred 
to other towns at his request or otherwise ? 

A. Very likely a small number of them were, but I am very certain no con- 
siderable portion of them were. 

Q. [94.] Where is the original list which Gen. Fry ordered to be credited, 

and which was put at the disposal of D. T. Pike? Did you not have it at one 

time, and did you not draw from it the names of men furnished the town of 

Corinna by said Pike ? 

A. A copy or duplicate thereof of the Pike men was at one time in my pos- 



324 PAPER CREDITS. 

session, but it is not now, and I know not where it is. I procured the names 
of the men furnished therefrom to Corinna from said Pike, and did not then 
have said list in my possession. 

JOHN L. HODSDON. 



Augusta, Me., Friday, December 16, 1870. 
Hon. James M. Stone of Kennebunk, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Did you proceed to Washington in 1864 to aid in the procurement of 
men to fill the quotas of towns in York county ? 

A. I went to Washington in the fall of 1864, in charge of funds for the 
towns of Kennebunk and Alfred, but not for the purpose of recruiting myself. 
I had no commission, and never recruited a man in my life. 

Q. Did you participate in a conference held at Willard's by the recruiting 
agents of the several States ? If so, state the proceedings had there. 

A. I did participate in such meeting. As nearly as I can remember that 
was a conference to see what measures we could adopt to obviate the diflScul- 
ties in recruiting in consequence of orders from the War Department. 

Q. What measures were adopted? 

A. A committee was appointed by those gentlemen who were present, to 
wait on Secretary Stanton. I think I was of the committee. 

Q. Did said committee have said interview ; if so, state the result of the 
interview ? 

A. I don't remember that we saw Stanton, but do remember that we saw 
Fry. I think A. B. Farwell was one of the committee and was present at the 
interview with Fry. The conference was in relation to embarrassments re- 
sulting from orders from the War Department. I cannot undertake to give 
the tenor of the orders, but the substance of them was that enlistments should 
not be allowed in the District of Columbia except for persons residing in the 
State for which they were recruited. I don't remember that we got anything 
satisfactory at all at that time. Afterwards I had an order issued in my favor 
by name by Mr. Fry, by the consent of Secretary Stanton, under which Mr. 
Stimson the agent for those towns filled the quotas of Kennebunk and Alfred. 
I annex an official copy of the order, which is dated September 9, 1864. Be- 
fore this order was issued there was a peremptory order issued preventing any 
more enlistments in the Veteran Reserve Corps, and we had shut down. 

Q. What time did you reach Washington ? 

A. I think it was on the first or second day of September, 1864. 

Q. What recruiting agents from Maine did you find there on your arrival? 

A. I found William Gaslin, Joseph H. Manley and A. B. Farwell from the 
city of Augusta, John N. Stimson of Alfred, William Emery of Lebanon, and 
I do not recall the names of any more from Maine at present. 

Q. How many men had they all obtained at that time ? 



APPENDIX D. 325 

A. I can't say exactly — my business was with Stimson and I think he had 
enlisted nobody at that time on the quotas of Kennebunk or Alfred. My im- 
pression is from conversation with those gentlemen at the Maine State Agency 
that some of them had enlisted some men. My impression would be that 
several of them had two or three apiece. 

Q. Was there any concert among the agents as to the prices which should 
be offered for men? If so, what was it? 

A. There was no concert. There was direct conflict, rather, among the 
agents. They were attempting to outbid each other for men ; each one was at 
work for himself. 

Q. What were the prices actually paid for men — the lowest and highest? 

A. Our men cost us very high — from $400 to over $600 per man, that is 
my impression. Stimson got men wherever he could, made the best terms 
with the men he could. 

Q. What facilities were there for getting men, and what class of men were 
solicited for recruits ? 

A. We found it very difficult to obtain men, did obtain none, I think, except 
under the foregoing order, aU of which were enlisted into the Veteran Keserve 
Corps. 

Q. Were all the men obtained by the other recruiting agents enlisted in the 
same corps ? 

A. I have no knowledge where their recruits went. They had got them, 
most all of them, before I went there. 

Q. Did not Stimson's commission give him authority to assign his men on 
the quotas of towns in York county ? Did not the order referred to designate 
the towns on whose quotas they were to be assigned, and was not the assign- 
ment in all cases of the Stimson men entered upon the muster-in roll at the 
time of the mustering in ? 

A. Stimson's commission embraced York county, he was limited, however, 
by the special order to me from the War Department, and the men were 
assigned to Kennebunk or Alfred at the time they were mustered. We knew 
in that manner when their quotas were filled and equality was observed 
between the towns of Kennebunk and Alfred. 

Q. Do you know, or have you any reason to believe, that the papers and 
proceedings of the other Maine recruiting agents were any different in those 
respects from those of Mr. Stimson? 

A. I have no knowledge of what these other gentlemen did. I have no 
reason to believe that their proceedings in those respects were different from 
Mr. Stimson's. I never saw the papers of the other men. 

Q. How soon after you arrived there was the order issued which inter- 
rupted recruiting ? 

A. I can't answer you more exactly than to say that it was several days 
before the date of my special order. I think it was three days before that 
date at least for I was that time or more in getting that order through. 

Q. After the issuing of that order, did any of the Maine recruiting agents 
excepting Mr. Stimson get any recruits, or did they leave at the time of the 
issuing of the order and return to Maine ? 



326 PAPER CREDITS. 

A. Nobody mustered under that order any men but Mr. Stimson. I think 
the other agents had all left Washington at or before the time the order 
issued. I never saw any of them there afterwards recruiting. I refer 
to the special order to me, a copy of which is annexed. 

Q. From the time of your arrival in Washington, the first or second of 
September, to the issuing of the order, September 9, did A. B. Farwell or Wil- 
liam Emery or J. H. Manley procure any men? If so, how many? 

A. I can't state exactly when they got them, whether it was before I arrived 
in Washington or between that time and the date of the order. I don't think 
they added any to their recruits after I got there, or but very few, for I think 
the embarrassments were such that they couldn't. 

Q. Do you know anything of Farwell's procuring some thirty-seven or 
thirty-eight men, regular? and others, re-enlisted at Camp Barry? 

A. I do not. 

Q. Was not the competition among recruiting agents so brisk that each one 
knew what men the other obtained ? 

A. I think they knew approximately for they were in the l^bit of talking 
these matters over freely at the Maine State Agency and elsewhere. 

Q. If Farwell had obtained that number of men at that place, would you 
not have been likely to know it? 

A. I think the other agents would have been more likely to know than I 
should. 

Q. Did you read a published statement of Mr. Farwell's in the Portland 
Advertiser of October 5th, 1869, detailing his proceedings in Washington and 
vicinity in recruiting men for Maine ? And if so, did the statement therein of 
the number of men that he had procured, correspond with your own reeollec- 
tion or exceed it? 

A. I saw the article and read it soon after it was published. I did not know 
the time Mr. Farwell went to Washington, the precise time that he was there. 
I thought the number stated in the article referred to was large, considering 
the difficulties that Stimson and myself encountered while we were there. 

Q. Aside from the operation of said order of September 9, 18G4, how many 
men, if any, would you have been able to muster-in and assign, and did you 
muster- in and assign ? 

A. There was a peremptory order from the War Department issued before 
my special order forbidding the mustering of any more men in the Veteran 
Reserve Corps, so that all the men Stimson obtained on the quotas of the 
towns of Kennebunk and Alfred were obtained under the operations of my 
said special order. 

Q. Did you come to Augusta with the muster rolls, enlistment papers and 
bounty receipts of the Stimson men and there procure the reimbursement of the 
State bounties advanced to said men ? 

A. The muster- in rolls were forwarded here to the Adjutant General's 
ofiice by mail, I think, and we started from Washington with the original State 
bounty receipt roll in the possession of Mr. Stimson and in his hands, but 
there was a row in the omnibus from Willard's to the depot in Washington and 
Mr. Stimson having laid the package down, in the excitement and hurry, forgot 



APPENDIX D. 327 

it, and when we arrived at Baltimore we telegraphed back for it and also tele- 
graphed from Philadelphia and New York, but we were never able to obtain it. 
"We settled our account at the Adjutant General's office at Augusta upon a 
certified copy of the original roll made from the muster papers, containing the 
affidavits of Mr. Stirason and myself as to the above facts. 

Q. Was your assignments to the towns of Alfred and Kennebunk in any 
way interfered with by the Adjutant General or any other of the State author- 
ities here? 

A. Never. 

Q. "Were you provided with cash funds to carry out enlistment contracts 
made by Stimson for the towns of Alfred and Kennebunk? If so, to what 
amount? 

A. I was ; that was the very purpose for which I went to Washington. I 
carried there $17,500 in cash which was paid out to the men as they were 
recruited. 



Augusta, Me., Saturday, December 17, 1870. 
Mr. Stone appeared and his examination was continued. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were any of the re-enlisted men obtained by the Maine recruiting agents 
mustered into the U. S. Infantry, or allowed to be? 

A. Not to my knowledge. There were certain privileges to which men in 
the Veteran Reserve Corps were entitled which made this corps a favorite ser- 
vice. It grew out of the nature of the service on which the corps was to be 
employed. JAS. M. STONE. 

A. (Copy.) 

[^Papei' annexed to the foregoing Deposition of James M. Stone, and referred 

to, pages 341 [324], 344 [325], 345 [326], 348 [327]. 

War Department, Provost Marshal General's Office, ) 
Washington, D. C, September 9, 1864. > 

Capt. John S. Poland, Commissary of Musters, Washington, D. C. 

Captain, — I have the honor to state, that before General Orders No. 305, 

A. G. 0., were rescinded by circular No. 72 from A. G. 0. of the 6th infet., 

Col. Stone had taken the preliminary steps to re-enlist 75 Maine men now in 

the Veteran Reserve Corps, who have served two years and have less than one 

year to serve. These men were to be credited to the towns of Kennebunk, 

Alfred and North Berwick in the First Congressional District of Maine. Capt. 

Putnam is directed to re-muster and credit these men the same as if the order 

had not been rescinded. This is a special case and not a rule or precedent. 

I have the honor to be, Captain, 

Very Respectfully, 

Your Obedient Servant, 

(Signed) James B. Fry, Provost Marshal General. 

Official copy. J. S. Poland, Capt. U. S. A., Commissary Musters, 

Dep't Washington. 



328. PAPER CREDITS. 



Augusta, Me., Wednesday, December 21, 1870. 
Charles K. Pabtridge sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you a clerk in the Adjutant General's office in the summer and 
faUofl864? 

A. Yes, sir. 

Q. Look at these books entitled ''Enlistments commencing June 1, 1864," 
for the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4th and 5th districts, and state whether they are the official 
and original entries of enlistments and credits for the year 1864 after June 1st. 

A. I should say they were, sir. 

Q. Was it not the practice in the Adjutant General's office to enter upon 
tliese books the enlistment of soldiers, with the time of muster and town to 
whose credit the enlistment was made, as fast as the muster-in rolls were 
received ? 

A. Yes, sir. As fast as the Adjutant General got certain evidence of mus- 
ter and credit, entries were made in said books. 

Q. Are the cancellations in said books on account of substitutes, trans- 
ferred to other books ? 

A. The cancellations appear to be of that character. The books show for 

themselves. 

CHAS. K. PARTRIDGE. 



Augusta, Me., Friday, December 30, 1870. 
Charles K. Partridge of Augusta, sworn and examined. 

Br Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you a clerk in the Adjutant General's office during the sessions of 
the Naval Commission ? 

A. I was. 

Q. Did you make, or assist in making the records of their action, in whole 
or in part ? 

A. I did in part. Capt. Worcester and I compared the returns, and they 
were entered on a " blotter" by Capt. Worcester and myself and other clerks 
in the Adjutant General's office. The^ permanent records of the Commission 
were afterwards made up from that blotter. 

Q. Had you any knowledge or information that any of the returns of select- 
men of towns were of men not residents of their respective towns, who were 
claimed as residents solely on the ground that they had been bought for said 
towns of brokers or assigned to the credit of said towns under some authority ? 

A. No, I had no information. Whenever any returns from more than one 



APPENDIX D. 329 

town seemed to contain names similar to each other, we struck them off en- 
tirely from the list until we could hear further from the towns. 

Q. Do you remember of instances in which returns from different towns 
claimed similar names as residents ? If so, in about how many instances ? 

A. I don't recollect individual instances, but they were quite frequent. 

Q. In such cases do you remember whether further evidence was furnished 
as to the genuineness of the names, or whether other returns were substituted 
with other names ? 

A. In some instances the claim was substantiated by further proof, and in 
seme few instances new returns were made with other names added. In others 
the claim was dropped altogether. 

Q. How late did you remain connected with the Adjutant General's office, 
and with the Commission ? 

A. I was connected with the Adjutant General's office until December, and 
I think I had more or less to do with the Commission during that time. 

Q. Had you any knowledge of the distribution of what were called " Gen- 
eral Naval Credits," up to September 5, 1864? 

A. I had nothing to do with the distribution of any credits except to adjust 
them according to the returns, and to place them upon the schedules. 

Q. Have you any knowledge of a list of naval recruits said to have been 
obtained by one John P. Heath, and brought or sent to Augusta to be laid be- 
fore the Naval Commission by one John T. Hull? 

A. I have no knowledge of a list brought or sent by John T. Hull. I knew 
of a list of naval recruits containing, I should think, not more than a hundred 
and fifty names, forwarded by John P. Heath. Some of these names were 
taken up by the returns of towns, and the remainder, as I suppose, went to 
the general credit. 

Q. Look at these papers taken from the Adjutant General's office, to wit : 
"Enlistments in Portland in 18G4 for the week ending June 18, 1864," also, 
same for "the week ending April 23, 1864," both bearing the signature of John 
P. Heath, and state whether they are the papers referred to? 

A. (Witness. looks.) They are not. 

Q. Look at the paper certified by Capt. Green, and containing the name of 
Andrew J. Riley and eleven others, and state what you remember about it. 

A. I think such a list was sent to the Adjutant General by some recruiting 
officer, for credit to the State, and it was found by the Commission that the men 
had already been returned by towns and credited. 

Q. Describe the paper which you say was forwarded by John P. Heath. 

A. The list was on several sheets of foolscap paper — not a printed blank — 
signed by John P. Heath, and certified by him to be a list of men re-enlisted 
for the navy. 

Q. What disposition was made of the names on said list? 

A. So far as they were taken up by the returns of towns they were put to 
the credit of said towns. I do not know what disposition was made of the 
balance. I suppose they were put to the general credit. 

Q. Do you know anything of the list of 251 naval credits, referred to in a 
communication from Provost Marshal General Fry to Major Littler, dated 
December 10, 1864, and its disposition? 

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330 PAPER, CREDITS. 

A. No, sir, I know nothing about the letter or the list. 

Q. Do you know anything of a list of Marine Corps men presented at the 
Adjutant General's office, with which Mr. D. T. Pike had some connection? 

A. No, sir. 

Q. While connected with the Adjutant General's office, or the Naval Com- 
mission, was there a list of some six hundred names, claimed as naval recruits 
by John P. Heath, or a similar list of about two hundred and fifty-one such 
recruits, or a list of several hundred Marine Corps enlistments, shown to, or 
seen by you, or were either of said lists filed, deposited, entered, transcribed 
or recorded by yourself or any clerk in the office of the Adjutant General or 
Naval Commission ? 

A. No, sir, I have no recollection of any lists of the kind except that to 
which I have alluded already. 

Q. Was there any difficulty in tracing the assignment made in the Adjutant 
General's office to the towns respectively where such assignments had been 
made, on the receipt of muster rolls from the agent or officer who had recruited 
the men? 

A. There was no difficulty. All the names of recruits were transferred 
from the rolls to the records, and the assignment of the men is readily ascer- 
tainable by reference to the district enlistment books in reference to which I 
have previously testified. 

Q. If the name of any recruit was furnished whose muster roll or enlist- 
ment paper had been returned to the Adjutant General's office, could the town 
to whose credit he was assigned be ascertained by reference to said books ? 

A. '^es, sir, it could. 

CHAS. K. PARTRIDGE. 



Augusta, Me., Wednesday, December 21, 1870. 
George N. Page of Augusta, sworn and examined. 

Bt Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you clerk in the Adjutant General's office in the summer and fall 
of 1864? 

A. 1 was. , 

Q. Look at these books entitled "Enlistments commencing June 1, 1864," 
for the 1st, 2d, 3d, 4111 and 5th Districts, and state whether they are the official 
and original entries of enlistments and credits for the year 1864, after June Ist, 
and are not the most of the entries in your handwriting? 

A. (Witness looks as directed.) ^They are the original and official entries. 
The most of the entries are in my handwriting. Some of the entries I recog- 
nize as in the handwriting of other clerks then in the office. 

Q. Was it the practice of the Adjutant General's office to enter upon these 
books the names of all enlisted soldiers for Maine, with the date of muster and 
town to which they were assigned, from such muster rolls as were received at 
the office ? 



t 
APPENDIX D. 331 

A. For all enlistments in the army it was. There are a few entries of 
enlistments in the navy and of representative recruits and volunteer substitutes 
which were originally entered in these books, but afterwards the practice was 
to enter these classes upon separate books. 

GEORGE N. PAGE. 



Augusta, Me., Monday, December 26, 1870. 
John T, Hull of Portland, sworn and examined. 

By GEO. F. TALBOT, Chaikman. 

Deposes and says in answer to the following interrogatories, viz : 

Q. What, if any, agency had you in filling the quota of Portland in the year 
1864 with certain naval recruits? 

A. I was employed by the city of Portland pretty much during the war to 
fill quotas. I obtained a list of the residents of Portland who had enlisted in 
the navy during the war, numbering about 300, and forwarded it to the Naval 
Commission at Augusta. They were bona fide residents of Portland, and sub- 
ject to enrolment there, the list was allowed and put to the credit of Portland. 
I also furnished in the summer or fall of said year another list of about 600 
names, obtained of John P. Heath, a recruiting officer, certified by him as the 
names of persons, aliens and others, not resident of Portland, enlisted by him 
in Portland and sent forward to the Receiving Ship Ohio at Boston, and sent 
the same to the Naval Commision at Augusta. 

Q. What action did the Naval Commission take on said last list, and what 
correspondence had you with the State military authorities about said list? If 
you have such correspondence please produce the same ; if it is lost, state the 
substance of it. 

A. I had correspondence with the Adjutant General's ofiice with regard to 
said list, which correspondence was destroyed in the great fire here of 1866. 
As near as I can remember, ■ the Adjutant wrote tKat the Naval Commission 
declined to allow that list, on the ground that the persons named in it were not 
residents of Portland, and he said they would be put to the general credit of the 
State, and Portland would get her share of them. 

Q. Are you knowing to the fact that the municipal authorities of Portland 
afterwards complained that other towns had some of the names on said list 
credited to them, and that they claimed that Portland ought to have the benefit 
of them? If so, please state what correspondence on the subject followed be- 
tween the Adjutant General and said authorities. 

A. In the Adjutant's first letter he had stated that some of the men had 
already been returned as residents of towns in this State, and the State at large 
would have the balance of them. It was rumored afterwards that the men had 
been taken and sold to different towns, and complaints were made that Portland 
had not been fairly dealt by. This was the year after the lists were sent in. 
Some remarks that the Mayor of Portland had made upon the subject came to 
the knowledge of the Adjutant General, and he wrote a letter to me criticizing 



332 PAPER CREDITS. 

sharply what the mayor had said about the matter. I replied to the letter, 
stating that it was rumored that the men had been improperly assigned to other 
towns, and that if such was the fact the people of Portland should know it, and 
he wrote me a long letter in reply, apologizing for the sharpness of his previ- 
ous letter, commenting on the mayor's declaration, speaking highly of what 
Portland had done throughout the war, and then stated that it had been 
the intention of the authorities at Augusta to credit these men to the State at 
large, and that they were at first so credited, but that for prudential and political 
reasons it was afterwards found expedient to give other towns the benefit of 
some of these men. I remember particularly the phrase " prudential and 
political reasons," as 1 frequently showed the letter, and commented upon that 
portion of it. The letter itself was burnt in the great fire. 

Q. How many names were borne in said Heath list? 

A. I cannot tell the exact number. It was exceeding 600. 

Q. Did the city of Portland in fact obtain credit for any men except the 
actual residents borne upen the list of about 300? 

A. It did not. 

Q. Do you know whether any of the names upon said Heath list were also 
sold to towns and cities in Massachusetts and allowed upon its quota? 

A. I do not know it of my own knowledge. I know that the enlistment 
was not considered as made here, but on board the naval rendezvous in Boston, 
and that the assignment and credit was made at the time and place of recruiting 
in Massachusetts. I know of instances of men enlisted by Heath here, who 
claimed bounty of Portland and had been assigned to towns in Massachusetts. 

Q. Did you ever see any of Heath's recruiting papers? If yea, describe 
how they were prepared, arranged and signed? 

A. Heath had certain blanks prepared by the State. They contained the 
names of the recruits, with a descriptive list for each signed by the surgeon. 
These blanks he would get signed by the commandant of the receiving-ship, on 
board which the men were taken, and the names of the men would be entered 
upon the books of the ship. After this was done he would sign his own name 
in the blank (before unfilled) as the recruiting oflBcer, and insert the town to 
which the men respectively were assigned. I have seen a number of these 
blanks in the Adjutant General's office in Augusta, sent there to collect State 
bounty. 

Q. Are you knowing to any proposals made to the municipal officers of 
Portland by persons claiming to be recruiting officers of naval recruits ? If so, 
please state what said proposals were, by whom, to whom, and when made, 
and what was the action if any taken thereon ? 

A. A man claiming to belong to Brookline, Massachusetts, was introduced 
to Mayor McLellan early in 1865, who offered to fill up the quota of Portland 
with naval recruits from the Receiving-ship Ohio. He told me that he would 
make out a list of the men, and if the municipal officers would certiiy that 
they were residents of Portland and subject to enrolment there, he would get 
them credited to Portland. I declined on behalf of the city having anything 
to do with it. 



APPENDIX D. 333 

Q. According to your best information, how many actual men did John P. 
Heatli recruit for the navy at his recruiting station in Portland during the war? 
A. I should say eight hundred men or more. 

JOHN T. HULL. 



Augusta, Mb., Friday, December 30, 1870. 
Hon. Hiram Ruggles of- Carmel sworn and examined. ' 

By -Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you a member of the Executive Council for the year 1864? 

A. I was. 

Q. Do you know anything of the town of Levant's having obtained twelve 
men from the " General Naval Credits? " 

A. Some time I think in the month of August, Lorenzo A. Bowler of Levant, 
came to my house in Carmel and stated that their town — well as he expressed it — 
was in a state of revolt on'account of unjust assessment of men — that is that their 
quotas were too large — and the town officers had resigned after coming over here 
and failing to get any redress, and. they couldn't possibly fill their quota, and 
wished me to come to Augusta and see if I couldn't do something for them. I 
inquired into their case and found that their quota was about double what 
other towns in the vicinity was, that is, of the same size. I made up my mind 
that there was some mistake about it, and I told Mr. Bowler that if he would 
pay my expenses I would come over here with him. We likewise did come, 
and I had an interview with the Governor, and 1 told the Governor there must 
be some mistake about it somewhere, as the town had filled all its previous 
quotas and it was now assessed nearly double that of others of the same size. 
I did not go into the particulars. When I left the Governor — this was before 
dinner — he said he would see General Hodsdon and see what could be done. 
After dinner I came up to the State House and wa's sitting in the Secretary's, 
office ; General Hodsdon came in and asked me what reduction would be satis- 
factory in the case of Levant. I told him I thought they ought to have fifteen 
taken from their quota, which would leave over twenty, and more than other 
towns. Mr. Hodsdon gave me a papet I think to give to the Provost Marshal 
at Bangor reducing their quota fifteen I think. I passed that paper to Mr. 
Bowler. There was nothing said about men, and I supposed it was simply 
reducing their quota. " 31en" was not used and nothing said about getting 
men. I am very positive that I asked a reduction of fifteen but he might have 
said they would make it twelve. I don't pretend to recollect exactly. 

Q. Do you remember any conversation of the Adjutant General in refer- 
ence to the adjustment of the quota which you had effected? 

A. He remarked on handing me the pax^er, that the town of Levant ought 
to pay me $3000 for my day's work. 

Q. Did you afterwards learn that the reduction was actually made by the 
assignment of a certain number of naval credits to the town of Levant through 
your influence? 



334 PAPER CREDITS, 

A. I learned two years afterwards on the streets here, that General Hods- 
don had so testified before a committee of the legislature, and I sought the 
opportunity to go before the committee, and did so, and make the explanation 
that I have here made. 

Q. Do you not know that the District Provost Marshal at Bangor could not 
reduce the quota by a mere certificate or request, and that it could only be 
reduced by producing evidence that the naval commission or the Governor had 
assigned an equivalent number of naval men to the town ? 

A. I never thought but there was power right there. I accomplished what 
I came over for. I am sure the paper did not contain a list of names. 

Q. Did the town of Levant pay any broker or other person anything for 
said twelve or fifteen names ? 

A. I think I could say positively not. I know that town oflicers have spoken 
of it as a great relief to their town. I received nothing and believe that no 
one did. 

Q. "When did you first hear of the matter of naval credits or paper credits ? 
from whom and under what circumstances? 

A. In the fall of 1864 1 was in Bangor and Mayor Dale — then mayor of the 
city — asked me what about these paper credits. He said he had written over 
to General Hodsdon to see if Bangor couldn't have some naval credits and he 
had received a letter which he handed me to read, written by General Hodsdon, 
in which he stated that there were no naval credits that the city could have, 
but Bangor could have some paper credits for $425 per man or apiece — I won't 
pretend to be positive about that language — that Daniel T. Pike and J. H. 
Manley controlled. I told the Mayor Dale that I had no knowledge of what 
it meant, that I could give no explanation. The next I heard that the town of 
Newport had been over here and filled her quota for $425 per man. In con- 
Tersation with the agents of Newport I learned that the men so procured were 
not residents of Newport, and never were there residents. This was at a time 
and under a call when men had to be citizens of the towns as I understood it. 

Q. Had the Executive Council for 1SG4 any connection with or responsi- 
bility for the filling of quotas or recruiting of men ? 

A. Not any. 

HIRAM RUGGLES. 



APPENDIX D. 335 



Augusta, Me., Saturday, December 31, 1870. 
William H. Cheslet of Lincoln, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you a member of the legislature for the years 1865 and 1866 ? 

A. I was a member of the House for those years, from the town of Lincoln. 

Q. Did you serve on the committees of investigation in reference to what 
were called "paper credits," raised by the legislature for 1865 and 1866? 

A. I did. 

Q. Who was the chairman of the committee for 1865, and where and at 
what times did it hold its sessions? 

A. Nathan Webb was the chairman on the part of the House. I don't 
recollect the chairman on the part of the Senate. It held its sessions at the 
Augusta House, in Mr. Webb's room, I think. 

Q. Whom do you remember as witnesses testifying or making statements 
before your committee ? 

A. A. B. Farwell, J. H. Manley, and one Capt. Cochrane. I don't remem- 
ber any others, excepting that the committee met Gov. Cony by invitation at 
his room in the State House, and he made some statements to them. We had 
but two or three sessions. It was late in the session of the legislature when 
we began to work. 

Q. Were these persons sworn ? Were their statements committed to writing ? 
If so, by whom ? 

A. They were not sworn. Their statements were committed to writing by 
Nathan Webb, and assented to by each one. The statements of the Governor 
were not taken down. 

Q. What became of the original minutes kept by Mr. Webb? 

A. They were placed in the hands of the committee of 1866, on which also 
I served, and I saw a part of them there. Previously to their passing into the 
hands of the committee of 1866, they were copied by me. I kept my copies 
until the winter of 1869-70, when I sent them to A. B. Chase, member of the 
House for that year from the town of Winn, for the purpose of having them 
laid before the committee of investigation of that year. 

Q. Look at these papers, being two sheets written over seven pages, and 
purporting to be certified by you, and state whether the certificate was written 
and signed by you, and if the said seven pages were written by you and con- 
tain a true copy of the minutes of A. B. Farwell's testimony before the com- 
mittee of 1865, taken down by Mr. Webb ? 

A. (The witness looks.) They were written by me, and are true copies of 
the statements of Mr. Farwell taken down by Mr. Webb. There is a mistake 
at the head; the date "1864" should be 1865. The certificate at the bottom 
was written and signed by me. 

Q. Look at this paper, purporting to be a copy of a letter from A. B. Far- 



336 PAPER CREDITS. 

well to J. L. Hodsdon, and state whether or not you copied the same from a 
certified copy furnished by J. L. Hodsdon to the investigating committee? 

A. (The witness looks.) It is a true copy of a letter furnished the com- 
mittee by either Hodsdon or Farwell. 

Q. Look at this paper marked "Manley's statement, 1865," and purporting 
to be attested by you, and state whether the facts in said certificate are true ? 

A. (Witness looks.) The certificate is true save that a pait of the testi- 
mony — that written upon one sheet — is missing. 

Q. Do you know where the rest of your copy of Manley's statement is ? 

A. I do not. It was complete when sent to Mr. Chase. 

Q. Did j'ou also take and send to Mr. Chase a copy of Mr. Cochrane's 
statement? If so, do you know where it now is ? 

A. I intended to send to Mr. Chase, and I think I did send him, a complete 
copy of all the testimony taken by that committee, including Mr. Cochrane's. 
Where the rest of it now is, I do not know. 

Q. In whose custody were these papers at the time you took copies 'of 
them? 

A. In that of Hon. A. D. Manson of Bangor, a Senator from Penobscot 
eounty. 

Q. Have you any recollection of the statements made by Mr. Manley pre- 
ceding those in this copy? If so, please detail them. 

A. I would not undertake to say at this length of time what he did say, ex- 
cepting so far as the copy sets it forth. 

Q. Do you remember whether or not Gov. Cony, in your committee's said 
interview with him, gave any explanations of his action in distributing to towns 
or individuals the naval credits wliich he undertook to assign? If so, please 
detail the same. 

A. Yes. I remember very well a statement made by Gov. Cony with refer- 
ence to the distribution of the surplus of navy credits. He said to the com- 
mittee at that time that he distributed those credits for political purposes ; that 
if he had it to do again he might do it in a different way, but should do it be- 
cause we were fighting, as he said, a political battle of equal importance in his 
opinion, to any in the field. The Governor exhibited a paper to the committee 
at that time which h^ said was a correct list of the distribution. 

Q. Do you know who testified before the committee of the Legislature in 
1866, of which 3'ou were a member? 

A. I don't Remember all, but I remember Pike, Dr. Jordon of Bangor, 
Manley, Farwell, Gen. Hodsdon, J. W. Porter of Burlington. There were 
others whose names I do not remember. 

Q. Did you compare the statements of Farwell in 1866 with the written 
statements of 1865? If so, did the statements agree substantially? 

A. I don't remember of comparing them or whether they agreed or not. I 
desire to state that the paper stated by me to have been exhibited by the Gov- 
ernor to the committee of 1865, may have been exhibited to the committee of 
1866 instead. 

WM. H. CHESLEY. 



APPENDIX D. 337 

\^Papers annexed to the foregoing deposition of Wm. H. (Jhesley.'\ 

A. 

Friday, Feb. 10, 18G4. 
A. B. FarweU : — My commission from Adjutant General was dated from 10th 
to 18th of August. The District of Columbia and NW and SW Virginia I 
think. I will hand it to the Committee. I think I got something over sixty 
names, including the Veteran Reserve and men who enlisted into the volun- 
teers, there may have been eighty — all the names I ever had I obtained while 
acting under tliat authority. I was at home before the 2d of September and 
left in the middle of August. All the men that I enlisted from those who had 
gone from volunteer service into regular army by personal interviews ; they 
were from twelve to twenty I should think ; there were some men in the Vet- 
eran Reserve Corps who had served their two years, re-enlisted at tlie place 
where I had my head-quarters, but not through my efforts. They were re-en- 
listed, some by Mr. Stimson of York county, some by Mr. Garcelon of this 
city, three by William Emery, and one, I think, by Mr. Manley. I bought 
their enlistment papers. I knew they had been enlisted and I think in all in- 
stances their papers were witnessed by Mr. Hines. Those men were paid as 
high as $500 or $600. I had contracted with town of Sidney to fill its quota 
for $500. All of the balance were enlisted men in the navy. I obtained a 
small portion from a vessel commanded by a captain who went from Enstport, 
I don't remember his name. I obtained them through his influence ; I went 
on board the vessel and he did the talking. It was either the Canonicus or the 
Conomough, and I think the latljer. Those men on the Conomough substan- 
tially $200; the men received $150 each. I took from them the certified rolls, 
the ofiicers' rolls. The others their number I don't remember, but I think 
thirty, I bought of a man in Washington who had the list after I had satisfied 
myself that they were properly certified lists ; this last list was certified by the 
officers of the Receiving-ship North Carolina. The man's name was, I think, 
Harrington. He was in no ofiicial position. That made up all I had. I held 
their papers. The naval were all certified at the Provost Marshal's office. My 
papers were all sent to him as I received them, and there was nothing to show 
my claim in any way. That certified copy I never saw till I saw it here. The 
way was this, after taking copies of the papers I sent them to General Fry, 
and sent a copy to Adjutant General of Maine. Afterwards I saw in General 
Hodsdon's office, the originals certified by the Provost Marshal. I do not 
remember how many I sold, about enough to get back what I had paid out and a 
little more. The men I obtained from the Conomough, I sent their names and 
a letter to the Adjutant General that I only wanted to retain to repay me, and 
if any towns were hard pressed politically, he could assign them, and when I 
returned I found he had done so. I sent the names on as soon as I got them ; 
I believe none of these names were assigned till General Hodsdon had written 
to Capt. Poland, the mustering officer, and ascertained if they had been prop- 
erly mustered. They were all disposed of before the September election, every 
man that ever I had anything to do with. Had no difficulty at the Provost 
Marshal's office about the residence of l!""«e men. There were no men assign- 

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338 PAPER CREDITS. 

ed by me in this State without a certificate being furnished from the State 
authorities — thus, the men furnished by you have been credited to such a town. 
I supplied, I recollect, Sidney, Winthrop, I am not sure about Eeadfield. A 
man who lives in Hartland came here and told me he wanted ten men, but 
think he did tell me for what town. I let Mr. Williamson have some of those 
men, I think he lived in Starks, or in Mercer. I remember two on the town 
of Chesterville, but no pay for them. I drew f 300 State bounty for the men 
who had re-enlisted in the Veteran Reserve Corps, on the men's own receipts, 
as part of the sum for which I sold the men. For the naval credits that I put 
on the town of Sidney I think I received $2G0, and there was no State bounty. 
I charged them no profit for filling their quota, at the special request of the 
Adjutant General the towns in most cases of naval men that they would claim 
no bounty. In cases of re-enlisted men at the front the receipt must be signed 
by the re-enlisting man signed by two witnesses, one of whom must be a ser- 
geant. I never received any compensation from the State for my services. I 
think I sold between fifty and sixty. I don't know who had the benefit of the 
others, I never transferred them to any one, nor received anything for them. 
They were distributed by the Adjutant General or the Governor. I wrote the 
Adjutant General that he could dispose of ten or fifteen of them if he could 
dispose of them to the advantage of the country. Several, or in fact most of 
the men who re-enlisted in the Veteran Reserve Corps were citizens of Maine. 
I don't know that the balance of them ever knew that there was such a place 
as the State of Maine. There was nothing to prevent the State having agents 
to get these men for the benefit of the State. I have no doubt that the State 
could have got them equally as cheap if the agents had been as sharp as a man 
would be for his own benefit. In May, 1864, was chief clerk of CoHstruction 
Bureau of the Navy Department. Governor wanted me to leave that and take 
the Maine State Agency at Washington. I did so and took charge ol that 
agency and the relief association for our soldiers from New York to Peters- 
burg. Up to that time I think there been no credits of naval recruits up to 
that time. Governor wanted me to take care of all the interests of the State. 
My facilities were such that 3000 men were procured, and ordered by the War 
Departuu nt to be turned over to the general credit of the State. The Gov- 
ernor issued notice to towns to report lists of the citizens in the navy. They 
claimed most, say three-fourths ef these men, the rest were distributed by the 
Governor. I say 3000 were procured by my efforts, and no one made any 
money out of them; I continued to wo'rk for the State till my health broke 
down. I furnished a substitute at an expense of $450, who went on the credit 
of this city, for which I have not been paid. I never spent an hour in my life 
in looking up men for the purpose of making money from them. I could have 
turned those 3000 men over to Massachusetts and put $1,500,000 in my pocket. 
The men in the navy who were turned over to the State were many who were 
never citizens of the State. Those who were known to be citizens of the State, 
were accounted for whether alive or dead, but the others it was required 
should be known to be alive. I have no doubt that by the appointment of suit- 
able agents 5000 men could be obtained for the quota of the State, from the 
aliens in the squadrons at an expense of not exceeding $100 per man. Massa- 
chusetts got almost every re-ealisted veteran from the State of Maine. They 



APPENDIX D. 339 

paid $500 when we were oflfering only $300. Nothing was said by the State 
oflBcials about controlling the men that I should get. I only expected to fill 
seventeen men for Sidney, though I had some talk with Buckfield. But as soon 
as got to Washington I sent them word to look out for thei quota elsewhere. No 
one was interested with me. Col. Stone was there and filled the quota of Ken- 
nebunk; 

The above is a true copy of the statement of A- B. Farwell before the Leg- 
islative Investigating Cbhimittee of 1865, as taken down by Nathan Webb of 
Portland, one of said Committee. 

Attest: W. H. Chesley. 

[See also papers following marked D and E.] 

[Copy of letter from A. B. Farwell to J. L. ITodsdoti.^ 
B. 
Washington, D. C, August 19, 1864. 
Dear General, — I have to-day forwarded the papers, fully approved, of 31 
naval recruits from the gun-boat "Canonicus." As I only desire to retain a 
sufficient number of these men to remunerate me for the actual expensesin- 
curred, you or the Governor, or both, are at liberty to assign 10 or 15 of them 
to any towns that may be hard pressed politically, if it will aid us any in the 
election. I hope our friends in the nomination of Eepresentatives and Sena- 
tor toil that Fessenden is not cheated. Very Respectfully, 

A. B. Farwell. 
To A. G., Augusta, Me. 

True copy, John L. Hodsdon, Adj't Gen'l, pr. N. T. 

Augusta, February 14, 1865. 

Taken from a copy, certified by the Adjutant General. W. H. Chesley. 
[See also papers following marked D and E.] 

C. 

J. H. Manley, continued.* 

l*See Wm. IT. Chesley's testimony, page 336.] 

I left Washington and returned to Boston, took my list, carried it to Capt. 
Green on board Receiving Ship Ohio. He handed it to his Lieutenant, and 
ordered his books to be examined, and gave his certificate that the men all 
appeared as duly enlisted on board his ship, and no place of residence was 
borne on the books against their names. I then went before Gov. Andrew and 
Gov. CliflTord, who were then acting as the Commission for Massachusetts. 
This was in October, 1864 ; took their list of the men they were claiming for 
Massachusetts. I found that they had the same names, although they had no 
enlistment papers. They had the name simply. I told Capt. Green that I 
wished him to inform the Governor of Massachusetts that those men were 
claimed by me. He sent it officially. He had examined my enlistment papers. 
I went to New York and had a map of the coast made, employed counsel who 
looked up the population of the towns on the coasts. I was striving to show 



340 PAPER CREDITS. 

the erroneousness of the decision of Provost Marshal General Fry". Then we 
produced a certificate from the Navy Department that at the time these men 
were enlisted no receiving ship was in the waters of Maine, nor in Portsmouth. 
Then in November the case was presented by counsel again to Gen. Fry, too 
late for use under the former call, and we did not press for a decision until 
after the December call, when we pressed and got a decision in our favor. 
While this matter was undecided by Gen. Fry, I had an offer from parties that 
if I would surrender the claim I was prosecuting in favor of Maine and would 
prosecute it for Massachusetts, of $550 per man, which I refused. He sent an 
order to Major Littler, which I have never seen. He told me that the decis- 
sion was in our favor, and that an order had been sent to the Provost Marshal 
of Maine to distribute the men. I came home then, and began to distribute 
theip. The enlistment papers were surrendered to Gen. Fry on his demand, 
when the decision was announced. I said nothing to him about their being 
vouchers for State bounty, because we did not intend to make any claim on the 
State. I kept no copy of them. I know they were not copied by the person 
who passed them to me. I can have a list copied and furnish it. I furnished 
no men for the 14th regiment. I deposited in the hands of Major Winship, 
State paymaster at Maine, town bounty and State bounty to be paid out on the 
production of triplicate receipts. These were men I never saw, and only did 
this for the convenience of the men, at the suggestion of Col. Porter. This 
was when the lith Maine re-enlisted — I think about a year ago. I supposed 
at that time if I had the men credited to the State of Maine, they would be at 
the disposal of the State officers. No papers were given to me at all. I had 
no conference with the State officials. On my return I made a report to the 
Adjutant General of my doings under the authority to me, told him the number 
of men, and after the assignments were all made I furnished him a copy ; made 
no report in writing. The copy was not certified. I gave liim the names of 
the men, the towns and districts to which they were credited. Whenever I 
made a contract with a town I informed Major Littler of the number, names of 
men and the towns to which I wished the assignment. What he did I don't 
know further than that he notified the District Marshal. The decision of 
General Fry in my favor and against Massachusetts was just after the call of 
December 19, 18G4. The enlistments of my names were in 18G2 and 1863. 
No official person was interested with me, nor did 1 ever pay any money to any. 

The above is a true copy of a statement made by J. H. Manley at Augusta ; 
taken down by Nathan Webb, Esq., of Portland, in the presence of the Legis- 
lative Investigating Committee of 1865. 

Attest : W. H. Cheslet. 



APPENDIX D. 341 

[The following papers marked " D " and " E " respectively, are not marked 
to be annexed to the deposition of Wm. H. Chesley, but as they are original 
papers, evidently in the handwriting of Wm. S. Dodge and Gen. Hodsdon, and 
relafe to the investigation in relation to which -Mr. Chesley testifies, I think it 
very proper to insert them here. — S. W. Lane, Sec. of the Senate.] 

D. ^ * 

House of Representatives, ) 

Augusta, February IGth, 18G6. 5 
General : — It appears by a letter to your office, from A. B. Farwell, (a copy 
of it being a part of the evidence before the Committee of Investigation, &c.,) 
that he forwarded to your oifice some thirty naval credits in the fall of 1864. 
Will you please say if said thirty men were placed to his credit, and whether 
he had the disposal of them. Please say what disposition was made of them. 
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

Wm. S. Dodge. 
Gen. J. L. Hodsdon, Augusta, Me. 

E. 

STATE OF MAINE. 

Headquarters, Adjutant General's Office, ) 
Augusta, February 16th, 1866. 5 

Wm. S. Dodge, Esq., — Dear Sir: — In response to your letter of to-day, 
which is herewith returned, I respectfully submit the following reply : — 

In collecting names of persons in 1864, (that had entered the navy from 
Maine) for the purpose of having credit allowed by the cpmmissioners, resort 
was had to all sources of information that would facilitate this purpose. I 
recollect of receiving some names of men of this class from Col. A. B. Far- 
well, then at Washington, and of his suggesting in his letter that sufficient of 
them should be reserved from credit for the payment of his expenses, but no 
such reservation was made. All of said names were placed upon the lists of 
the towns subsequently claimed as the residences of said seamen. Said Far- 
well nor any one else, other than the places of said seamen's residences, re- 
, ceived not the least pecuniary or other benefit from said men's enlistment of 
credit. Mr. Farwell has never had the henefit of any credits at this office ex- 
cepting such as are mentioned in my letter to him, which I understand has been 
filed with the investigating committee. 

Most resp'y. Your ob't Servant, 

John L. Hodsdon, Adj't General. 



342 PAPER CREDITS. 



Augusta, Me., Wednesday, January 4, 1871. 
WilliAm Atkinson of Embden, sworn and examined. 

By Me. TALBOT. 

Q. Did you ever see a list of naval or marine credits, said to have been 
assigned to towns in Maine, in the hands of General Hodsdon? If so, where, 
when, and under what circumstances? 

A. When Hon. Dennis L. Milliken and others were in session at Augusta, 

on a Commission for Equalizing Municipal War Debts, General Hodsdon wrote 

a letter to the selectmen of the town of Embden, offering to act as agent and 

attorney for the town to prepare and prosecute its claim for reimbursement, 

and this letter was shown to me and I recommended his employment, and he 

was so employed. I was down here during the session of the legislature of 

1869, and saw Mr. Milliken at the Augusta House, and he remarked to me that 

he wanted me to call into the room where the Commission held its sessions, the 

next day, and I did so. He then informed me of the fact that Embden had put 

in these paper men. It was thought, or stated by the Commission, that we 

couldn't get reimbursement for those men, thereupon I called upon General 

Hodsdon, the agent of the town, at his house in Augusta, for information upon 

the subject. During the conversation and explanation upon the subject, he 

produced a manuscript or schedule upon which was written a list of men's 

names, a long list amounting to several hundred, and upon that schedule or 

list of names was the certificate of an army or navy officer from Washington, 

D. C. — it purported to come from Washington — verifying or stating that the 

men had been put into the service of the United States, I don't recollect whether 

army or navy. I have a strong impression that we found some of Embden's 

paper men on that list. 

WM. ATKINSON. 



[Correspondence with 3Iajor Garcliner.'\ 

Enclosed^ with a note and sent to Robert H. Gardiner, Gardiner, Me., requesting him to 

complete address and forward, (not knowing Major's address.) 

STATE OF MAINE. 

Commission of Investigation, ^ 

Appointed under Resolves of March 24, 1870, > 
xiugusta, December 3, 1870. j 
Major J. W. T. Gardiner : 

Dear Sir, — The undersigned Commissioners, appointed under a resolve of 
of the Legislature of Maine to investigate "&c.," have learned that certain 
facts pertinent to the investigation and highly honorable to yourself, are within 
your personal knowledge. The Commissioners believe that if you could con- 
sistently with your health and private engagements, appear before them at 
Augusta sometime during the present month and give your testimony you would 



APPENDIX D. 343 

be rendering a valuable service to the State for which you would fee favorably- 
remembered. We have no doubt the expense incurred in meeting this request 
can be compensated under the discretion of the Governor and Council. 
Very respectfully, 

Your obedient servants, 

GEO. F. TALBOT, ^ 
(Signed) A. SANBORN, > Commissioners. 

SELDON CONNOR, ) 

[Reply of Major Gardiner to foregoing.'] 

< P. 0. Box No. 466.^, Montreal, Canada, ) 

December 8, 1870. 5 

Gentlemen, — Your letter of the 3d was received yesterday. In reply, I beg 
leave to state, that I am not in possession of any information that would be of 
service to the Commission. While I was in charge of the recruiting for the 
State, no claims were allowed that were not based on actual flesh and blood. 
I Iiave alwaj's believed that I was relieved from duty because I stood in the way 
of those who wished to perpetrate frasids, and I think I am not alone in this 
belief. I rejected many claims, but at this distance of time I recall but a single 
one, which is referred to on page eleven of the report of the Commissioners on 
Equalization of Municipal War Debts. I reported this case to Washington as 
being particularly outrageous. I was informed hy my successor, Major Littler, 
that he allowed this claim by direction of General Fry. Had Major Littler 
been tried, as was at first ordered, many facts would have come out which 
would have been useful to the Commission. Regretting that I am not able to 
assist in your investigation, 

I am, gentlemen, very respectfully. 

Your obedient servant, 

J. W. T. Gardiner, M^or U. S. A. 
Messrs. G. F. Talbot, ~i 

A. Sanborn, > Commissioners. 

S. Connor, 3 

STATE OF MAINE. 

Commission of Investigation, ^ 

Appointed under Resolves of March 24, 1870, > 
Augusta, December 21, 1870. ) 
Major J. W. T. Gardiner: 

Dear Sir, — Your communication of the 8th of December, was duly received. 
We regret your decision not to wait upon us personally and give us such in- 
formation as we designed to solicit. We think that while it will subserve your 
convenience, it will answer our purpose if you will, without unnecessary delay 
send us written answers to the following questions : — To make the subject- 
matter of our enquiries intelligible we enclose copies of certain official papers 
with which you seem to have had some connection — 

1. Referring to letter of yourself and Gov. Cony, dated August 26, 1864, 
what was the number of persons liable to enrolment enlisted into the U. S. Navy 
from Maine, as shown by the aggregate of the actual returns of the municipal 
officers of towns in Maine? Was it 3083 or 2626? 

2. If it was 3083, why were not the whole number assigned to the towns 
claiming them according to said returns ? If it was 2626, by what returns, rolls. 



344 PAPER CREDITS. 

records or other data was it ascertained that there were 457 more such persons 
assignable to the general credit of. the State ? 

3. Were enlistments made after August 10th in ships sent to the coast of 
Maine returned by the naval officer to yourself as A. A. P. M. General? If 
so, what was the form of such returns, by how many and what naval officers 
were they forwarded, and what was the aggregate or about the aggregate of 
enlistments so returned ? 

4. Were tlie 139 persons referred to as those returned from the -P. M. Gen- 
eral's office also found claimed in the several returns of municipal^ officers of 
towns? How many men in all were so returned from the P. M. General's 
office, and at about what time ? 

5. What list of men enlisted at the several receiving ships who could not be 
credited to any particular town, do you refer to in said communication? Were 
said lists presented to the Naval Commission? If so, when, by whom, at wliat 
time; for what receiving ships, and for about how many men? 

6. From what data did you determine that the State was entitled to about 
1000 additional naval enlistments that had not been furnished to the Naval 
Commission? 

7. Was the assignment to districts as per paper marked " C," in exact ac- 
cordance with the returns of selectmen claiming the residence of seamen, and 
how were the 457 "general credits" assigned? 

8. Keferring to your communication of September 2, 1864, marked "D," 
what certificates of Provost Marshals do you refer to? Were there such cer- 
tificates in addition to the returns of the selectmen, and did the number cer- 
tified by the Provost Marshals correspond witli the number returned by the 
selectmen ? 

9. Keferring to statements of "additional naval credits," marked "E," are 
the additional credits in the first column, 66, 36, 41, 22 and 11, respectively, 
the numbers called for by additional returns of selectmen, or by additional 
returns of naval officers at the recruiting stations, or by additional certificates 
of Provost Marshals ? 

10. On what account, in what manner, and for what purpose, were the 50 
persons or names transferred from the "general credits" to the credit of dis- 
tricts? Were they not so transferred to the credit of particular towns? Were 
they not so transferred to the credit of Mercer, Sidney, Norridgewock, and other 
towns ? At whose instance and solicitation was the transfer made ? Was it, 
or not, done for the purpose of reimbursing A. B. Farwell for some equitable 
claim that he had or claimed to liave? Did you have any agency in, or know- 
ledge of such transfer, or was it done by the Governor alone ? 

11. What disposition was made of the 457 "general credits"? State par- 
ticularly and fully. 

12. Referring to a communication of Gen. Fry to Major Litlb^r, December 
10, 1864, was the list of 251 therein referred to ever shown to you? If so, by 
whom, when, and what action was taken upon it? 

13. Did one Peter Gordon, D. T. Pike, or any other person, in the autumn 
of 1864 exhibit to you a list or roll ostensibly of enlistments into the U. S. 
Marine Corps in the District of Columbia, for the purpose of procuring your 
sanction to their being credited on the quotas of districts or sub-districts in 



APPENDIX D. 345 

Maine? If so, describe the said papers as minutely as you can, the manner in 
which they were tied up, signed, sealed and certified, the number of names they 
contained in all, the persons in whose custody they were, the declarations such 
persons made in relation to them, and the action which you took in reference 
to thorn. 

14. Did you at first undertake to assign these names to towns and afterwards 
desist and refer the whole list to the P. M. General at Washington? 

15. How long after such action were you relieved from duty as A. A. P. M. 
General of Maine? 

16. At the time you were so relieved, was the state of your health such as to 
incapacitate you from duty, and had you asked to be relieved on that account? 

17. Had you any knowledge or suspicion that a large number of the returns 
of selectmen on the credit of which the Naval Commission had made assign- 
ments on the quotas of towns in this State were fictitious, and had been pro- 
cured to be signed by brokers who had sold to oflicers of the towns for a large 
premium the names of aliens having no residence in this State, inducing said 
officers to claim them as residents of their towns because they had bought them 
for their towns? 

18. Had you any knowledge that any of the "general naval credits," or any 
of the ostensible enlistments reported after August 24, 1864, were assigned to 
towns at the request of brokers, and to carry out contracts of sale made be- 
tween them and such towns ? 

19. Are there any other matters within your recollection pertinent to our 
inquiry as to the genuineness and good faith of what were claimed to be naval 
and marine corps enlistments? If so, please narrate the same without further 
particular interrogation. 

[Note. — The foregoing communication does not appear, from the manuscript, to have 
been signed by the Commissioners of Investigation, or anybody else ; but the following 
letter from Major J. W. T. Gardiner was evidently written in answer to the foregoing 
questions, although he refers to a letter dated December 24, 1870, while the foregoing 
bears the date of December 21, 1870, — Samuel W. Lane, Secretary of the Senate.] 

Box 466i, Montreal, December 28, 1870. 

Gentlemen, — In reply to your letter of the 24th inst., I have to state as fol- 
lows : I have no papers or memoranda other than those enclosed by you, and 
my memory does not enable me to answer questions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9. 
In answer to question 7, I do not remember if the assignments were made in 
exact accordance with the returns of selectmen or not. They certainly were 
not made without satisfactory evidence. The general credits were assigned by 
the Adjutant General of the State, under the direction of the Governor. 

Question 10. No assignment of credits was made, to my knowledge, to re- 
imburse A. B. Farwell or any one else. I do not know on "what account, in 
what manner, and for what purpose the 50 persons or names were transferred 
from the 'General Credits' to the credit of districts." 

Question 11. I understood that the "General Credits" were used by the 
Adjutant General of the State to meet cases of hardship among the small towns, 

44 



346 PAPER CREDITS. 

many of which had more than their quota in service, but credited to other 
towns which had paid them bounties. 

Question 12. I do not think so large a list was ever shown me. The only 
list I remember seeing, is that referred to in question 13. 

Question 13. D. T. Pike came into ray oflBce not long before I was relieved 
and introduced a man (I think Gordon), who had a list of marines, which he 
wished to have allowed on the credits of different towns. This list was on a 
single sheet of foolscap paper, and purported to be certified to by some marine 
officer (perhaps the adjutant of the marine barracks at Washington navy yard). 
Against some of the names were written the names of the towns to which it 
was proposed to assign them. The names purported to be those of marines, 
who had been in service, some of them as far back as 18G1. After examining 
this paper I pronounced it a fraud, and forwarded it to General Fry, with my 
opinion of it. Some time afterwards, in conversation with Major Littler, my 
sliccessor, he informed me that he had allowed these names by direction of 
General Fry. Pike and Gordon wished to get the list back, but I refused to 
let them have it, as I thought fraud was intended. 

Question 14. I do not recollect agreeing to assign these names. It is pos- 
sible that at first sight I may have done so, but as soon as I had examined the 
list I pronounced it a fraud. 

Question 15. I was relieved soon after this. I have no memorandum here 
to fix the date. 

Question 16. At the time I was relieved from duty I was in my usual state 
of health, and entirely able to perform the duties of the office. I tried for 
months afterwards to be restored to my office. Of course I had not asked to 
be relieved. V 

Questions 17 and 18. I had noo the slightest knowledge, or suspicion of the 
kind. If I had had, I should have taken steps at once to prevent the fraud. 

Question 19. I do not know that I can give any further information. While 
I was on duty I endeavored to keep my office clear from fraud, and think I 
succeeded. 

The details ot the report of the Naval Commission were worked out by Mr. 
Partridge (of the Adjutant General's office) acting for Gov. Cony, and Capt. 
Worcester (formerly of the 3d Maine, now a commission merchant in Nor- 
folk, Va.) acting for me. After they had finished their work, Capt. Worcester 
explained their mode of working, and I signed the report, I had no time to go 
into details. Capt. Worcester is now at Norfolk, Va., and could probably give 
more information than I can. I believe him to be a man of perfect integrity. 

I return the stamps beyond those needed. 

Very respectfully, 

J. W. T. Gardinek, Major. 



APPENDIX D. 347 

STATE OF MAINE. 

Commission of Investigation, ^ 

Appointed under Resolves of March 24. 1870, > 
Augusta, January 3, 1871. 5 
Maj. J. "W. T. Gardiner, Montreal, Canada: 

Dear Major, — "Will you please at your earliest possible convenience return 
answers to the following questions : 

1st. One G. M. Delany has sworn that in the summer of 1864 he brought a 
list of 101 men claimed to be aliens enlisted by John P. Heath into the United 
States navy to Augusta to be quotaed to towns in Maine; that Gen. Hodsdon 
refused to quota them without authority from Washington ; that he, Delany, 
then procured an order from Gen. Fry to have these men assigned to districts 
and sub-districts in Maine, and that this order came to you as A. A. Provost 
Marshal General. [See pages 212 and 213.] It appears otherwise that the men 
sold by Delany to towns in Maine, which he says were enumerated in said list, 
were assigned to said towns by the Naval Commission on certificates of the 
selectmen of said towns ; that they were residents of their towns, such certifi- 
cates having been prepared and procured to be signed by said Delany. Please 
say whether you remember anj'^ such order issued from the Provost Marshal 
General's office, and give its tenor and date ; please also explain fully wliat you 
remember of any of the transactions above referred to. 

2d. See extract from a deposition of "Wm. H. Small of Alna, hereto annexed 
marked "A," [see pages 50, 51 and 52 for said Small's testimony] and give 
your explanations of the matters therein recited. The Stevens named therein 
appears to have been an agent of Delany. 

3d. One John T. Hull [see testimony, pages 331, 332 and 333] of Portland, 
testifies that in the summc-r or fall of 1864 he sent to the Naval Commission at 
Augusta a list of about 600 aliens, recruited by John P. Heath at Portland and 
sent forward to th6 Receiving Ship Ohio in Boston, to be credited to the city 
of Portland, but that the Naval Commission refused so to credit it, and said 
it would be put to the general credit of the State. Do you remember such list? 
Was there an order of the Provost Marshal General in reference to its credit? 
Recite fully all you remember about the matter. 

4th. In the communication dated July 7, 1864, from Provost Marshal Genl 
Fry, appointing Gov. Cony and yourself a committee to ascertain what credits 
the State of Maine and the different sub-divisions of the State are entitled to 
under section 8, act of July 4, 1864, Gen. Fry says, " the Secretary thinks it 
will he fair to assume that the State in which naval enlistments have been made 
is entitled to a-edit for the enlistments unless it shall appear by more direct evi- 
dence that the credits belong elsewhere. " "Was it not considered that the instruc- 
tions contained in the above quotation authorized the credit to this State of 
aliens and unclaimed non-residents who had enlisted into the naval service in 
this State at any time dui'ing the rebellion, and also of residents of this State 
enlisting without its limits when satisfactory proof of such residence could be 
presented ? "What provision was made by either the War or Navy Department 
for reporting the men of the classes first named to the Commission, or what 
steps were taken by the Commission to look them up and secure their credit to 
the State ? In point of fact did not both departments fail to make such pro- 



348 PAPER CREDITS. 

vision, and did not the Commission confine its action to passing upon such 
credits as were claimed by the oflScers of towns, thus leaving the obtaining of 
credits for aliens and non-residents enlisted in the State, and for residents of the 
State enlisted elsewhere at any time during the rebellion, to private persons 
who could procure the assignment of them in no other manner than by making 
use of the "recognized fiction" of town returns? 
Very truly and respectfully, 

Your obedient servant, 
(Signed) Geo. F. Talbot, 

Chairman of Commission. 

[Reply of Major Gardiner to foregoing.^ 

Box 466i, Montreal, Canada, January 6, 1871. 
Gentlemen : — Your letter of the 3d was received yesterday, and in answer I 
have to state as follows : 

Question 1st. I do not remember any such order, or anything in relation to 
the transaction. If sufficient evidence was presented that the men were actu- 
ally in service, and were not credited elsewhere, I think it probable that on the 
certificates of the selectmen they would have been credited to their towns. 
Question 2d. I cannot recollect anything in relation to this transaction. 
Question 3d. The same as question 2d. 

Question 4th. In answer to the first clause I would say that I think that it 
was so considered. I do not recollect "what provision, if any, was made by 
the War or Navy Departments for reporting the men of the classes first named 
to the Commission." My impression is, that the Commission "did confine its 
action to passing upon such credits as were claimed by ofiicers of the towns." 
With regard to the last clause, I know nothing of the "recognized fiction of 
town returns." I had occasion to reject many claims of towns, but I had never 
supposed that any fraud had been so systematised as to be designated as "a 
recognized fiction." "While I was on duty, my office was frequently crowded, 
and I worked surrounded by a crowd of persons asking questions or waiting 
their turn to ask, and at this distance of time, more than six years, it is im- 
possible for me to .remember individual transactions. My letter books for the 
whole time I was on duty are I presume in Washington, and I suppose can be 
referred to. I would again refer the Commission to Capt. Worc'ester, men- 
tioned in my last letter. Regretting that I have not been able to assist the 
Commission more fully, 

I £un, gentlemen. Very respectfully. 
Your obedient servant, 

J. W. T. Gardiner, Major U. S. Army. 
Messrs. Talbot, j) 

Connor, > Commissioners. 
Sanborn, > ■ 

I should be very much obliged to you for a copy of your report, if it should 
be printed, as I suppose it will be. 



APPEN 



Abstract from tlie Testirtiony ol' 

A. 

The, following Table, comjnled fy'om the testimony of tvitnesses and 
Commission, from information received from thenar and Navy Depart 
toions in behalf of which testimony has been taken ; names of witnesses 
names of brokers or recruiting agents ivho sold the men or credits ; num 
the men or credits ; date of enlistment, taken from returns of selectmen to 

[Note. — The figures in brackets [ ] refer to the 



Name of 










a 


town. 


Name of witness. 


Page, 


Names of men. 


Name of broker. 


B 

Cm 

O 

d 


I 






Michael M Mulhan 












•John Maxwell 












Patrick Kearney 












Richard Missett 












Robert McKenney 


Colby & Pike. 


9 








Michael McSuad 












Joseph Thomas ^ 












Bryant Lurrn > 






' 






William A. Weaver J 






Alna. 


Wm. H. Small. 


31 








3d District, 


{Was Selectman.) 


[50] 


John Robinson 
George Patterson 
Charles Deanake 
John Tucker 












C P Howe 


T. M. Stevens. 


10 








R McMillan 












Thomas K Norris 












John Nicholas 












Robert Williamson 












George H Davidson 




19 








William Weason 












.John Terry 






Andover. 


Josiah Bailey. 


135 


Christopher Lutz 


Charles Kimball, 


5 


2d District. 


{Was Selectman.) 


[S3] 


John Lynch 
William Barry 


then and now of 
Rumford. 


5 



DIX E. 



Officers and Agents of To^vns. 

A. 

papers annexed thereto, from the returns of Selectmen to the Naval 
ments, Washington, D. C, and from other sources — contains oiames of 
who testified in behalf of toivns ; names of men said to have been furnished; 
her of men or credits ; iirice p)o,id ; classification or branch of service of 
the Naval Commission, and the data furnished by the Navy Department. 

printed pages. S. W. Lane, Secretary of the Senate.] 







Date of en- 
listment 






Price 




taken from 


Data furnisted by Navy 




paid. 


Class. 


returns of 
selectmen 
to naval 


Department. 


Remarks. 






commis'on. 




1 








Enl. 30 July, '62, at Phila. ; disch. 
Enl. 16 Jao. '02, at Wash.; disch. 


30 July, '66. 
16 Jan. '66. 




Marine 




Enl. 8 Aug. '62, at Wash.; disch. 


16 Aug. '66; alien. 


$4,005 


corps 
probably. 




Enl. 13 Jan. '63, at Phila.; disch. 


13 Jan. '67; alien, 
[bursement. 


c 


U. S. colored 


troops. 


i 


Allowed in reim- 


^ 


do 




\ 


do 




D. C. Inf. 




I 

[disch. Oct. 13, '67. 

Enl. at Boston, Oct. 13,'64,for3yrs. 

Enl. at Boston Nov. 11, '64, for 

[2 yrs.; disch. Aug. 23, '65. 


do 

Claimed by select- 
men as residents, 
who enlisted on 
receiving ship 


1,750 


Navy. 






Ohio. 


5,755 






[Dec. 'C9; 27 June, '62, at Brook 
Enl. 12 June, '58, at Wash.; des. 17 


lyn; alien. 


2,375 


Marine 




Enl. 23 Jan. '58, at Phila. ;disch.l8 


Nov. '65; alien. 




corps. 




Enl. 9 Aug. '61, at Brooklyn; disch. 
Enl. 12 Jan. '58, at Phila. ; disch. 


13 Sept. '65; alien. 
26 Apr. '66. 


2,375 








1 



352 



PAPER CREDITS. 

Abstract from Testimony of Officers 



Name of 
town. 


Name of Witness. 


Page. 


Names of men. 


Name of broker. 


Q) 

a 

o 
6 


Anson. 
3d District. 


Albert Moore. 


366 
[147] 


John Kelley 
Alfred A Thatcher 
Edwin Q Hoyt 
Patrick Train 
Andrew W Anderson 
George W Brown 


Pike & Colby. 


6 

6 



Mr. Morse also bought thirteen men of JJclany fy Co., three of whom were allowed in reim- 
$7,700/07- the thirteen. 



Athens. 
3d District. 



Atkinson. 
4th District. 



*See App. K. 



Auburn. 
2d District. 



Bethel. 
2d District. 

*Soe App. K, 



Reuben Stodder. 
S. L. Tobey. 
Were Selectmen. 



R. A. Snow. 



[no importance 
Seth Lee {evidence of 



Thomas Littlefield. 
Was Selectman. 



Israel G. Kimball. 

Was Selectman and 
Agent. 



[52] 

38 
55 
[59] 



163 
[91] 

*42 



99 
[71] 



George K Bartel 
Wm Williams or Nellus 
Henry R. Kepp 
Wm H Adams 
Thomas McHam 
Thomas V Darling 
Chas Myhar 
James Alexander 



*371 



Two men names un- 
known. Not given. 



S Spencer 
Silas Smith 
E Townsend 
J J West 
John Whipple 
Peter White 
J Murphy 3d 



John D Hilsman 
Richard Hurd 
Richard Hogg 
Thomas Kelley 
Breman Keens 
Jhon Lyons 



James C Kelley 
Michael Boyle 
John Swidlow 
Alex McPherson 
Michael Milady 
John Shea 
James Dodderville 
James Dougherty 
Claudius A Bailey 
Thomas Stevenson 



Colby & Pike 



r 

D. H. Brown. ^ 

I 

L 



S. A. Baker, then 
living in Bangor. 



Bonj. Hurd, agent of 6 
Colby & Pike. 



Herriman, Libby & 
Co. 



14 



APPENDIX E. 
AND Agents of Towns — ( Continued.) 



353 



Price 
paid. 


Class. 


Date of en- 
listment 
taken from 
returns of 
selectmen 
to naval 
commis'on. 


Daca furnished by Navy 
Department. 


Eemarks. 


2,700 


Marine 
corps 
probably. 




Enl. 21 Oct. '58, at Boston; dwn'd 
Enl. 18 Aug. '62, at N. Y.; disch. 

Enl. 4 Aug. '63, at N. Y.; now in 
Enl. 23 Feb. '63, at Phila.; disch. 


1 July '61. 
16 Dec. '65. 
[olis, Md.; alien, 
service at Annap- 
23 Feb. '67. 


2.700 











bursemcnt, and ten were disallowed. The ten disallowed were said to have deserted. Paid 



3,600 

850 
4,450 

3,010 

3,010 
2,700 

2,700 
6,300 



Probably 
marine corps, 
but said to 
have been en- 
listed in the 
Provinces, fyc. 



Probably 
marine corps. 



Navy or 
inarine corps, 
bought of 
Manley, 



Probably 
marine corps, 



Probably 
marine corps 
Represented to 
have been pro- 
cured through 
an agent at 
Washington. 



15 Apr. '64 at New York. 



Enl, Aug. 11 '62, at N. Y.; died 

Enl. lSept.'62,atBrooklyn; disch. 
Enl. 11 Mar. 62, at N. Y.; des. 
Enl. 16 Deo. '62, at N. Y.; disch 



Enl. Boston Dec. 16 '64, 3 years; 
Find 11 John Murphys during 



Enl. 7 Aug. '63, at Phila.; disch. 
Enl. 12 Dec. '62, at Cinn'ti: disch 
Enl. 30 Aug. '61, at Phila.; disch. 

Enl. 3 Aug. '64, at Portsm'th; des. 



Enl. 10 June, '62, at Phila.; des. 
Enl 15 Aug. '63, at Chi'go; disch. 
Enl. 12 June, '62, at Phila.; des. 
Enl. 5 Mar. '62, at Phila.; disch. 

Enl. 25 Mar. '62, at Phila. ; disch. 



Enl. 3 May, '62, at Brooklyn; 
Enl. 7 Apr. '62, at Phila.; disch. 



Aug. '66. 

1 Sept. '66. 

21 July '64. 

9 Jan. '67; alien. 
{ Mr. Tobey says 

J these two men 
j were allowed in 
[^ reimbursement. 



Same names on 
the 251 (Manley) 

list, 

disch. Feb. 8 '68. 
64 and '65. 



18 Sept. '65. 

18 July '65, 
20 Aug, '65, 

19 Mar. '65; alien. 



3 Nov, '66. 

29 Feb. '64; alien. 

24 July, '65. 

5 Mar. '66; alien. 

25 Mar. '66. 



disch. 7 Oct. '64. 
28 Oct. '65. 



45 



354 



PAPER CREDITS. 

Abstract from Testimony of Officers 



Name of 










a 


town. 


Name of witness. 


Page. 


Names of men. 


Name of broker. 


a 

o 


Bethel, 






George Warwick 






Continued 






Marshal Given 
Henry McNally 
Bernard McGee 

H W Anderson 
George E Beals 
W H Bishop 




14 


Bingham. 


Chandler Baker. 


nilL Crane 


T. H. Dinsmore 


7 


3d Distiict. 


{Was Selectman.) 


[75] 


J II Collins 
James Davis 
.J H Moore 




7 








Robert Dougherty 










Enoch .Jones 












Henry Little 






Boothbay. 


■John Montgomery. 


*264 


John Mayberry 


Watts & AVall, 


6 


3 District. 


Was Ag't of Select- 
men. 




Edward Walters 
William A. Warwick 






*See App. K. 






John Maher 
Dennis Sullivan 
Rufus E Wilcox 
Francis Hamil 




6 


Bowdoinham 


Josiah Marrow. 


*9'2 


Christopher Mullady 


Colby & Pike. 


8 


2d District. 


Was Selectman, 




Robert M Taylor 
John Droper 
James Munday 






*See App. K. 






J D Andrews 

W C Brian (or O'Brian) 

James Reed 

F 11 Smith 




8 








C F Alvis 


G. M. Delany. 


10 








J Gillespie 












D Herold 












C H Davis 












N Desmond 












C Fitzgerald 






*BristoI. 


Arnold Blaney. 


428 








3d District. 


Was chairman of 


[158] Daniel (or David) 








Selectmen. 




Grossman 
Davis P Smith 
Charles Michel 
Charles Morrison 
William Morton 


Pike & Colby. 





* The witness in case of this town was not examined until after the schedules sent to 
included in those schedules. 



APPENDIX E. 

AND Agents of Towns — [Continued.) 



355 







Date of en- 










listment 






Price 




taken from 


Data furnished by Navy 




paid. 


Class. 


returns of 
selectmen 
to maval 


Department. 


Remarks. 






commis'on. 












24 Feb. '62, at Phila. 










8 Jan. '62, at Phila. 










29 Dec. 62, at Phila.; alien. 










Enl. at Boston June 16, '64, 3 yrs. ; 


d. June 23, '64. 


6,300 


Navy. 




Hans Anderson, enl. at Boston Oct. 
[11, 'G5, R.Apr. 21, '67. 


Same names on the 


$3,010 


Bmight of 
Mnnley, 






251 (Manley)list. 




Probably 




Enl. 18 Oct. '64, at Phila.; disch. 


16, Aug. '66. 




marine corps. 




Enl. May 11, '64, for 2 yrs.; disch. 


Sept. 6, '65. 


3,010 


Probably 




Enl. 25 Nov. '62, atN.Y.; disch. 
13 Aug. '62, at Phila.; alien. 


5 Dec. '66; alien. 


Uncert'n 


marine corps 




Enl. 14 July, '62, at Boston; disch. 


27 July, '66. 


Probably 


bou'jht of 




4 Sept. '62, at Brooklyn. 




about 


Pike fy Colby 




2 Aug. '62, at Brooklyn; alien. 




2,200 


Navy. 








2,200 






Enl, 20 July, '63, at Phila.; disch. 
Enl. 9 Oct. '58, at Gosport,Va. ; dis. 
Enl. 10 Dec. '62, at N, Y. ; disch. 27 


20 May, '66; alien. 
26 Dec. '66; alien. 


3,600 


Marine corps. 




[Oct. '65. 

Enl. 3 Jan.'62, at Brooklyn; disch 

[6 March '66 

Enl. 11 Dec. '62, at Phila.; disch. 

Enl 26 Nov. '62, at Phila.; disch. 


Names of men 
raken from cert, of 
Pro Mar 2d Dist. 

11 Dec '66. 
26 Nov. '66. 


3,600 










4,500 


Navy. 








No recp't 








Names of men 
taken from claim 
for reimbursement 



the War and Navy Departments were prepared, hence the names of the men were not 



356 



PAPER CREDITS. 

Abstract from Testimony of Officers 



Name of 










a 


town. 


Name of witness. 


Page. 


Names of men. 


Name of broker. 


B 

Cm 

O 

d 

12; 


Bristol, 






Charles Mvers 






Continued. 






Seth Wood 
Hugh Carrigan 
Bernard Gray or Groves 
F McCullough 
John Shirley 
Oliver Wallace 
Patrick Scanlon 


Pike & Colby. 


13 
23 


Chesterville. 


George L. Riggs. 


*394 


Not given. 


J. H. Manley. 


5 


2d District. 












*See App. K. 






F L Tobbit (Talbot) 
C L Stevens 
Henry Wilson 
Patrick Berry 








Nathan Redlon. 


202 
[103] 


Robert D Burns 
William Hudson 
Edmund Higgins 
J W Murray 


Delany & Yates 


8 


China. 






Charles D Bryant 






3d Distriet. 






G H S Beckman 
Henry T Bingham 
C N Eldridge 








A. H. Abbot. 


210 
[106] 


W Carr 

Martin J Fallan 
N F Ford 
Henry Green 
D Gibbon 
George Hixon 


Frank Kenrick, Jr 


10 
18 


Concord. 


Corydon Felker. 


*218 


Not given. 


G. M. Delany & Co. 


5 


3d District. 


Was one of the 










*See App. K. 


Selectmen, 




Henry Wilhelmi 
Thomas Shea 
Newton H Scarlett 
Peter Borman 
John S Brandt 
James A Caldwell 
Joseph Dunbar 






Corinna. 


Robert Knowles. 


107 


Augustus Fornhof 


S. C. Archer. 


16 


4th District. 


One of the selectmen. 


[73] 


Carl Wagner 

B Franklin Shoemaker 


No certificate of 






Winckworth S Allen 


110 


James J Brown 


muster or credit. 








[74] 


Charles Brinkman 
James Brown 
Sebastian Dana 
Lehman B Fox 
John Christian Qerst, 
(Zerst) 


Names of men taken 
from a list furnished 
witness by Gen. 
Hodsdon. 


16 



APPENDIX E. 

AND Agents op Towns — (Continued.) 



357 



Price 
paid. 



6,500 
No recp't 



11,000 
2,000 



1,600 



4,400 



6,000 
3,000 



7,900 



7,900 



Class. 



Date of en- 
listment 
taken from 
returns of 
selectmen 
to naval 
commis'on. 



Data furnished by Navy 
Department. 



Marine corps 



Not indicated 



Navy. 



Feb. 17, '62 
Jan. 4, '62 
Feb. 10, '62 
Jan. 31, '62 
Mar. 21,'62 
Mar. 4, '62 
Mar. 25,'62 
Mar. 28,'62 



Probably 

marine corps. 
Navy. 



Not indicated 



Bowjht by A 
cher of Pike ^ 
Colby. 
Probably 
Marine corps. 



Was. enl. Nov. 3, '64, at Bo-ton, for 
[3 yrs.; disch. Oct. 25, '67. 

Enl. 4 Oct. '64, at Phila.; disch. 4 
[Oct. '68. 



Enl. 29 June, '63, at N Y.; disch. 
14 Oct. '63, at Phila. ; alien. 
Enl. 22 Dec. '62, at St. Louis; des. 
Enl. 4 Aug. '63, at Chicago; disch. 
Enl. 29 July '62, at Phila.; disch 
21 April, '62, at Washington. 
Enl.l7Aug.'63;died6Dce.'67;alien 
26 Aug. '63, at Chicago. 
Enl.29Sept.'59;diedSept.'66;aIien 
Enl. 31 Oct. '63, at Phila.; died 7 
Enl. 27 Feb.'62,at Brooklyn; disch. 
Enl. 7 Oct '63, at Chicago; disch 
Enl . 16 July ,'63 ,at Cairo ; in serv. at 
7 Oct. '63, at Chicago. 
Enl. 8 Aug, '62, at Phila. ; disch. 8 
Enl. 17 Aug. '63, at Chicago; des.6 



Bemarks. 



Claimed by select- 
men as residents, 
who enlisted on 
receiving ship 
Ohio. 



Same names on the 
251 (Ma-nley) list. 



Certificate of credit 
fromW.H.Fogler, 
Capt. Sc Inspector. 

29June,'67; alien 

9 Feb. '66. 

18 May, '66; alien 

29 July, '66. 
Names of men 
taken from a list 
furnished by one 
of the witnesses. 

March, '65. 

27 Feb. '66. 

7 Oct '67. 

—18 Dec.'62, Gin. 

Aug. '66. 
Nov. '65. 



358 



PAPER CREDITS. 

Abstract from Testimony of Officers 



Name of 










a 


towns. 


Name of witness. 


Page. 


Names of men. 


Name of broker. 


a 

o 

!2; 


Cumberland. 


William L. Prince. 


387 


Not given. 


John P. Heath. 


12 


1st District. 


Was one of several 


[151] 




No certificates or 






agents. 






receipts. 


12 


Damariscotta 


Albion G. Huston. 


127 


Not given. 


G. M. Delany. 


8 


3(1 District. 


Was one of the 


[80] 




No certificate of 






Selectmen, 






muster or credit. 


8 


Detroit. 


S. P. Waterhouse. 


51 


Not given. 


.Joseph Nye. 


5 


3d District. 


Was one of the 


[58] 




Then in the office of the 






Selectmen. 




Hamilton Williams 
HenryN (orA) Schmidt 
James Mullen 


P.M.G Shf.ofSom. 
Co.,^ res. at Ken. Ms. 


5 


Dexter. 


Tristram P. Sawyer. 


114 


Henry Morris 


Elliot Walker of 


8 


4th District. 


One of the selectmen. 


[76] 


George Stratton 
Thomas Quinn 
Ernest Platz (Pratty) 
John W. Mattock 

George McCornell 
Stephen Moore 
Daniel Meahan 


Newport. 


8 


Eddington. 


George S. Comins. 


*422;Charles Matthews 


Archer of Bangor, 


7 


4th District. 


Wax not a party to 




John N orris 


G. P. Cochrane and 






the trade. 




James C. Page 


Daniel T. Pike of 




*See App. K. 






Ernest Bunlschke 


Augusta. 


7 








John (George) Carter 










Thomas Corbit 












W. C. Cushman 






Edgecomb. 


Tbos. Cunningham. 


299 Benjamin Hiller 


Delany. No certifi- 


6 


3d District. 


Was one of the Se- 


[130] J. \V. Hunt 


cate or receipt filed. 






lectmen. 




John McCabe 




6 








William H Rice 










Thomas N Buckley 












Joseph Barbridge 












A Guines or Grimes 












Haley Riley 






Embden. 


John Gray. 


22 Richard McKenney 


Pike & Colby. 


12 


3d District. 


Was chairman of Se- 




George Stanton 








lectmen. 


[46] 


John Ayers 
Jesse Bruckback 
Patrick Murphy 
Wm Troughlon 
Charles P Brown 







APPENDIX E. 

AND Agents of Towns — (Continued.) 



359 




Price 
paid. 



1,500 

1,500 

480 

480 
2,125 

2,125 
3,710 

3,710 

Did not 

pay fur 
them. 
The price 
agreed 
upon was 
$475 per 
man. 



1,400 



1,400 



5,400 



JTavy. 



Navy. 



Navy. 



Marine corps 



Marine 

corps. 



Navy. 



Data furnished by Navy 
Department. 



Enl. 8 Jan.'63,atPhila.; disch. 7 

Enl. 27 Dec. '62, at Phila.; disch 

[10 Jan. '67 

Enl. 8 June, '63, at Phila.; disch 
Enl. 17 Feb. '62, at Phila. ; disch. 



Enl. 12 Nov. '62, at Brooklyn 
Enl. 2 Oct.' 62, at Brookl'n; disch. 
Enl.30Ju'y'63;disch.lAug.'67;arii 
Enl.21Apr.'62;disch.90ct.'64;arn. 



Dec. 11, '63 
Apr. 3, '63. 
Feb, 26. 
Tan. 16, '62 
Mar. 9, '63 
Jan. 27, '62 



Prohnbly 
marine corps 



Enl. Apr. 3, '63 ; des. June 25, '63 
Jno. W., enl. Mar. 7, '63. 



Remarks. 



For names of men 
see 251 (Manley) 
list. 



Aug. '68. 

Names of men ta- 
ken from Maj. R. 
M Littler's certif. 
21 Aug. '65; alien. 
17 Feb. '66; alien. 



disch. 14 Oct. '65. 
29 Mar. '05. 
iVames of men ta- 
ken from Capt. 
Bailey's certific'e. 



Claimed by Select- 
men as residents 
who enl. on R.S.O. 
Names of men ta- 
ken from testi- 
mony of witness. 



Enl. 23 June, '54, at N. Y. ; disch. 
23 May, '63, at Philadelphia. 
8 Jan. '63, at Phila. ; alien. 

Enl. 2 Jan. '62, at Brookl'n; dish 

Enl. 29 Jan. '62, at Phila.; disch. 

Enl. 14 Aug. '61, at Phila.; in ser 

Enl. 12 Jan. '58, at Phila.; disch, 



20 June, '66. 

5 June, '69; alien. 

6 July, '68. 

vice at ; alien. 

6 Feb. '66. . 



360 



PAPER CREDITS. 
Abstract from Testimony of Officers 



1 
Name of 










a 


town. 


Name of Witness. 


Page. 


Names of men. 


Name of broker. 


O 
O 

I2i 




William Atkinson. 


2 


Two men, names notDelany & Co. Cert. 


2 






[342] 


known. 

William E Alardt 
Thomas Fulton. 
James L Ward 


of J. W. Spaulding, 
Capt. and Inspector. 


14 


Fairfield. 


Alb't N. Greenwood. 


120 


Joseph Stokle 


Joseph F. Nye and 


8 


3d District, 


Was one of the Se- 
lectmen. 


[78] 


Daniel Carr 
Stephen Dempsey 
Joseph Frantas 
Andrew Caffrey 


Francis Kenrick. 


8 



Joseph F. Nye, of whom some of the men or credits were botight, and who receipted for some 
District. 









John Farrington 










Barnard Kelley 










John Mullen 






Micah Stockbridge. 


103 


Nicholas Murphy 


John P. Heath. 




Was one of the Se- 


[72] 


Patrick O'Connor 


No certificate 




lectmen. 




Robert S Steele 
Peter F AVilson 




Freeport. 






D B Fox 




1st District. 






W Fish 

C Garsidea or Gardiner 

S M Knight 








199 


Geo A Knapp 


J. P. Deering & Co 




N. 0. True. 


[102] 


F Lefeck 






Was one of the Se- 




John Lawrence 






lectmen. 




A J Lapham 
Elijah W Randall 
J K Rods 

James Andres 
M S West 
John J Smith 






Robert Geyer. 


83 


George E Phinney 






Was one of the Se- 


[67] 


TMellen 


J. P. Deering & Co. 




lectmen. 




Jas McCarty 
N Holburdon 
E B Howard 


Town officers of Wal- 


Friendship. 






3 men, names not given. 


doboro'who had them 


3d District. 






Edward Aiken 
Thomas Burnston 
.John H Carlton 


of A. B. Farwell. 
Thomas M. Stevens 






83 


Thomas H Long 


of Pittston. No cer- 




Robert Geyer, 


[67] 


Richard N Morgan 


tificate. 




Nelson Thompson. 


124 


William R Percival 





10 



17 



APPENDIX E. 

AND Agents of Towns — {Continued.) 



361 



Price 
paid. 


Class. 


Date of en- 
listment 
taken from 
returns of 
selectmen 
to naval 
commis'on. 


Data furnished by Navy 
Department. 


Remarks. 


1,200 


Not indicat'd. 








6,600 










3,720 


Not indicated. 
Probably 
marine corps. 




Enl. 26 May, '62, at Phila. ; disch. 
28 Aug. '63, at Phila. 

Enl. 27 Aug. '62 ; disch. 20 Sept.'66. 
Enl. 3 Apr. '62; disch. 3 Apr. '66. 


13 Feb. '63. 

Names of men ta- 
ken from certifi- 
cate of Commis'ner 
of Enrollment, 3d 
District. 


3,720 











of the money, is represented by the witness as having been Deputy Provost Marshal of the 3d 



1,050 
Receipt 
from 
Heath. 



4,500 
Receipt 
from 

J. P. D. 
fy Co. 



5,550 



3,520 
Receipt 
from 
J. P. D. 
§• Co. 

1,800 



950 



Navy. 



Navy. 

Not indicated. 
Probably 
marine corps, 



Navy. 

Not indicated, 
Probably 
?narine corps. 



Not indicat'd. 
Navy. 



Feb. 10 '64 
Mar. 21'64. 
Dec. 21 '63 
Apr. 1 '64. 
Mar. 23 '64. 
Mar. 21 '64. 



f Enl. Mar. 10 '64, at Boston for 1, Claimed by select- 
j yr.; des. May 26 '64. imen as residents 

] Enl. July 1 '64, at Boston, for 3, who enlisted on 
(^ yrs.; disch. June 29 '67- the Ohio. Names 

of men taken from 
a list furnished by 
witness. 



Names of men ta- 
ken from Maj. Lit- 
tler's certificate. 
Same names on the 
251 (Manley) list, 
[ter enlistm't. 
renort on K, S. af- 



Enl. Boston Nov. 18 '65; failed to 



Enl. atProvid'ce Aug. 3,'64, 2 yrs; 



[disch. Feb. 28 '67. 
Enl. Boston Mar. 1 '64, 3 years; 



Enl. Dec. 2 '63 ; disch. Jan. 23 '64. 
Een. Apr. 1 '64; disch. Apr. 15 '65. 



disch. Aus. 5 '66. 



Names of men ta- 
ken from Maj. Lit- 
tler's certificate. 
Same names on 
the 251 (Manley) 
list. 



See names on the 
251 (Manley) list. 
Names of men ta- 
ken from claim for 
reimbursem't and 
compa'd with those 
allowed by Naval 
Commission. 



46 



362 



PAPER CREDITS. 

Abstract froA Testimony of Officers 



Name of 
town. 


Name of witness. 


Page. 


Names of men. 


Name of broker. 


a 

S> 

a 

6 


Friendship. 
Continued. 




[79] 


Harold A Ranpaek 
James W Smith 
John AVilliams 




20 



Mr. Geyer testifies of two other men bought of Deering Sf Co., one hy himself for $400, and 
from an examination of Friendship's claim for reimbursement, thq^ both were allowed. 



Greene. 
2d District. 



Greenville. 
4th District. 



Greenwood. 
2d District. 



Hallowell. 
3d District. 



Harmony. 
3d District. 



Augustus Sprague. 
Was town treasurer. 



M. G. Shaw. 
Was selectman and 
agent. 



Willard Herrick. 
William Richardson. 
Selectmen. 



Ariel Wall. 
Was Alderman, 



Joseph A. Magoon. 
One of the selectmen. 



176 
[96] 



180 
[97] 



230 
[111] 

235 
[113] 



148 
[87] 



64 
[62] 



Not given. 



Not given. 



John Evans 
William E Jones 
John Williams 
Hugh Daily 
David Shine 
John Turrell or Tirrell 
Dominick Corbett 
John McLaughlin 
James A. Rose 
E. A. Hill 



John Ray 
Jos M Terry 
J Pond 
Peter Daly 
D F Barry 



J A Wentworth 
John S Bond 
Antoine Felix 
James Norton 
Leavitt Thaxter 
Jas H Knox 
Samuel Dutch 
Herod Dexter 
W Eldridge 
Jas Columbus 



A. B. Farwell. 



Sumner Barton of 
Augusta. No cert. 



0. K. Yates, then of 
Greenwood now of 
Portland. No certifi. 
or receipt filed, ■ 



3, P. Deering & Co. 



T. H. Dinsmore. 



10 



10 



10 



10 



APPENDIX E. 



363 



AND Agents op Towns — ( Continued. ) 



Price 
paid. 


Class. 


Date of en- 
listment 
taken from 
returns of 
selectmen 
to naval 


Data furnished by Navy 
Department. 


Remarks. 




^ %■' 


oommis'on. 






6,270 




Jan. 6 '64. 
Mar. 20 '63. 
Jan. 5 '64. 


Enl. Jan. 5 '64; disch. Jan. 30 '65. 


Claimed by select- 
men as residents 
who enlisted on 
receiving ship 
Ohio. 



one by Oscar E. Haffses for $500, hut had no names for either of them; and 1 am satisfied^ 



600 
R'pt from 
Mrs. Far- 
well for 
$550. 

600 

1,200 
Rpt from. 
Barton. 

1,200 



8Q0 



Navy. 
Gen. credits — 
see copy state- 
me7it of Gen 
Hodsdon. 



Not indicated 
but probably 
Pike fy Colby 



Navy. 



800 



2,150lNavy. 
R'pt from Avt indicated, 
J.P l).8f but probably 
Co. marine corps. 



2,150 



Navy. 
4,500 Not indicated. 
Receipt of probably 
Dinsmore marine corps. 



4,500 



Enl. at Boston, Jan, 22, '64; deser. 
Enl. at Boston, Jan. 22, '64; disch. 
Find 32 John Williams during '64 
Enl. Jan. 8, '64, at Boston, lyear; 
[disch. Aug. 17, '65. 
Enl. at Boston, Feb. 6, '64, for 1 yr. 
[disch. Feb. 21, '65. 

CEnl.atBost. Feb. 12,'64 for 3 yr. 

I " " " Jan.31,'65, " " 
Edward A., enl. at Boston, Feb. 16, 



5 Enl. at Prov'nce,'Aug.26,'64,l yr, 
X " " Kittery, Dee. 9,'64, 3 yrs, 



Jacob C, enl. at Portsmouth, N. H. 



Enl. Feb. 27,'64, at Boston, 1 year; 

Jos. H., enl. at Boston, May 18, '64, 
[lyr.; disch. May 27, '65. 



during 4th qr. '64. 
March 4, '65. 
and '65. 

Claimed by Select- 
men as residents 
who enlisted on 
receiv. ship Ohio, 
disch. Mar 29,'67. 
disch. Feb. 8, '68. 
'64, for 2 yrs. 



disch. Aug. 2,'65. 

Names of men ta- 
ken from certifi. of 
Maj. Littler. Same 
names on the 251 
(Manley) list. 



Aug. 16, '64. 



disch. Mar. 7, '65. 

Names of men ta- 
ken from certifi. of 
Maj Littler. Same 
names on the 251 
(Manley) list. 



364 



PAPER CREDITS. 

Abstract from Testimony op Officers 



Name of 










a 


town. 


Name of witness. 


Page. 


Names of men. 


Name of broker. 


a 

o 

o 
|2i 








William Thompson 












J W Tucker 












William Connelly 












Patrick McLane or 












McCaun 












A McNichoI or 












McMichol 












Dennis Sullivan 






Hartford. 


Joseph S. Mendall. 


70 Isaac Totten 


0. K. Yates. 


13 


2d District. 


Was selectman and 
agent. 


[G3] 


Charles Thornton 

A Melvine 

A Clenderine (Clen- 

denin?) 
G Purrity 
John Keefe 
J Battiste 




13 


Jefferson. 


Artell Hall, of ISew- 


343 


Not given. 


Delany & Yates. 


12 


3d District. 


castlc Was selectman 
of Jefferson. 


[141] 


C H Myers 
N T McDonald 
Thos McKinley 
E H Nash 
A H Nichols 
F Parker 
M G Pray 
John Pond 
E Pies 


No certificate. 


12 


Lebanon. 


William Emery. 


167 


J F Roach 


A. D. Merrow. 


20 


1st District. 


Was one of a com- 
mittee. 


[92] 


John Raynes 
J A Silver 
Julius Stone 
Samuel G Tucker 
George F Taylor 
John Ward or Waid 
S Wilbur 
M Williams 
D Galium 
Timothy McDonald 

John T Smith 
Patrick Brien 




20 


Leeds. 


Benjamin Turner. 


*384 


John C Brown 


Herriman, Libby & 


5 


2d District. 


Was one of the 
Selectmen. 




Patrick Cummings 
Thomas B Forgan 


Co. 




*See App. K. 










5 



APPENDIX E. 

AND Agents of Towns — (Continued.) 



365 







Date of en- 










listment 






Price 




taken from 


Data furnished by Navy 




paid. 


ClaES. 


returns of 

selectmen 

to naval 

commsi'on. 


Department. 


Remarks. 






Feb. 9, '62. 


Enl. Feb. 9, '62, at Boston. 


Names of men 






Feb. 14,'62. 




taken from certifi. 






Apr. 7, '62. 




of Maj Littler. 






Feb. 7, '62. 




Claimed by select- 
men as residents 






Dec.20,'62. 




who enlisted on 
receiv.-ship Ohio. 






Apr.13,'62. 


Enl. May 13,'62; disch.July 12,'62 




4,250 


Navy. 


Mar. 2, '62. 






No rec'pt 




Feb. 6, '62. 






filed. 








Names of men 
taken from testi- 
mony cf witness. 
Same names on the 
251 (Manley) list. 


4,250 










4,600 


Navy. 








Receipt of 










DdanySf 










Yates. 










4,600 


















Names of men ta- 


10,200 


Navy. 






ken from a certifi- 


Receipt of 


Probably 






cate of Charles H. 


A. DM. 


marine corps. 






Doughty, Pro. M. 


for a part 


as witness tes- 




Enl. at Boston, Aug. 8,'64 for 3 yrs. 


1st Diet. Same 


only. 


tifies that A D 

M. bought of 

Manley. 




[disch. Sept. 17, '64. 
There were 4 John Wards enlisted 


names on the 251 
(Manley) list. 


• 






[during 1864; no Jno. Waid. 




10,200 






Enl. 15 Aug. '62, at Phila.; disch. 
Enl. 8 Aug '62, at Brooklyn; disc. 


15 Aug. '66. 
10 Sept. '64. 


2,250 


Marine corps. 




EDl.4.Jan.'62,PhiI.;disc.l4Jan.'66 Names of men ta- 


No receipt 






C Enl. 15 June '63, at Best. ; disch. ken from certif. of 
< [15 June '67. JS ahum Morrill, 








i 16 Sept. '61, at Akron, 0.; alien Pro. Mar. 2d Dist. 


2,250 






1 





366 



PAPER CREDITS. 
Abstract from Testimony op Officers 



Name of 
town. 



Lewiston. 
2d District. 



*See App. E. 



Lisbon. 

2d District. 



*See App. K. 



Litchfield. 
3d District. 



Name of witness. 



Jacob B, Ham. 
Was Mayor. 



Horace C. White. 
Was one of the select- 
men, and one of three 
agents. 



John Woodbury. 
Was one of the select- 



*184 



*357 



193 
[100] 



Names of men. 



John A Burke 
William Moore 
Thomas Mehan 
iMichael MuUoy 
William Roach 
James Brady 
James B Crawse 
William Cowau 
James C Page 
Robert Knox 
Philander M More 
John Carroll 
Might Curlow 
John Graves 
Benjamin Henecy 
Hiram Wayne 
James Bradley 
Lewis Vansschayer 
Jacob Hollenberger 
George W Whaler or 

Wheeler 
John Vickery 
Frederick Andrew 
James Clark 
John Finnigan 
August Guathart 



Joseph McLaughlin 
John B Morgan 
Perry Stantus 
George W Harris 
William H Potts 
Andrew Tibbett 
Henry Foye 
John A Eichel 
George W Neville 
Augustus Greene 



William Douglass 
John A Lucas 
Virginious Moulton 
Daniel Bell 
Patrick Smith 
John Qnincy orGainey 
Charles Kimraerell 
Joseph McAllister 



Name of broker. 



Daniel T. Pike. 
No certificate. 



Herriman, Libby & 
Co. 



James Colby or 
Pike & Colby. 



25 



26 



10 



10 



APPENDIX E. 

AND Agents of Towns — {Continued.) 



367 



Price 
paid. 




Marine corps. 

Not indicated, 

ll,25Qibut supposed to 

IVo receipt have been in the 

marine corps. 



11,250 



4,500 
Receipt of 
H.L. 
Co. 



4,500 



2,600 
R'tofCol- 
byforthese 
withothers 



2,600 



Marine corps. 



Navy. 
Marine corps. 



Date of en- 
listment 

taken from 

returns of 
selectmen 
to naval 

commis'on. 



Data furnished by Navy 
Department. 



Enl.15 Aug.'62,atBrooklyn;disch. 
Enl.9Sept.'62, at Brooklyn; disch. 
Enl.7 Aug. '62, at Brooklyn; deser. 
Enl.23 Aug.'62,atBrooklyn;disch. 
Enl. 3 Sept '62, at Brooklyn; deser. 
Enl. 22 May, '62, at Phila. ; disch. 

26 Oct. '63, at Washington ; alien. 
Enl. 18 May, '63, at Wash.; deser. 
Enl. 30 Jan. '63, at Phila.; disch, 

(Enl.2Aug.'62, at Brooklyn; des. 
I 30 Sept. '62, at Phila. 
22 July, '62, at Phila. 



Enl. 22 May '62, at Phila.; disch 
[5 July, '65 
26 April,'6 2,atPhilda. 

Enl. 11 Aug. '62, at Phila.; disch 

Enl. 26, Oct. '63, at Phila.; disch, 

Enl. 1 Sept. '62, at Phila.; disch 

Enl. 12 Sept. '62, at Phila.; disch, 
18 Nov. '62, at Phila. 



Enl 6 Jan.'62, at Brooklyn; disch. 
Enl. 11 Sept. '62, at Wash.; deser. 

Enl. 8 May, '55, at Wash.; disch. 
Enl. 13 Aug. '62, at Brooklyn; 

[12 Feb. '67; 12Feb.'63,atPhila. 
Enl. 12 Feb. '63, at Brooklyn; disch 
En.20May'63,Phil. ; disc.20May'67 
Enl. 24 Aug. '63, at Wash. ; disch. 



[26 July, '65. 
Enl. 26 Aug. '62, at Phila.; disch. 



Remarks. 



20 Oct. '65. 
14 Dec. '65. 

21 Sept. '65. 
5 Oct. '62. 
21 Oct. '65. 
5 July, '66. 



12 July, '65. 
10Sept.'64; alien. 

18 Nov. '62. 



Names of men ta- 
ken from a list fur- 
nished by witness. 



17 Aug. '66; alien. 
26 Oct. '67; alien. 

10 Sept. '64. 

11 Sept. '64; alien 



13 Jan. '66; alien. 
22 Oct. '66; alien. 

29 June, '67. 
disch. 7 Feb. '67. 
Names of men ta- 
ken from certifi. of 

Nahum Morrill, 
Pro. Mar. 2d Dist. 
24 Aug. '67. 



Names of men ta- 
ken from certifi. of 
Jos. T. Woodward, 
commissioner of 
enrollment, 3d 
District. 



368 



PAPER CREDITS. 
Abstract from Testimony of Officers 



Names of 










a 

a> 


towns. 


Name of witness. 


Page. 


Names of men. 


Name of broker. 


a 

O 

d 


Litchfield. 






.Joseph Canata 






Continued. 






Henry Currell 
Augustus Dixinson 
Charles L Floury 








Thomas Holmes. 


188 


James Frazier 


G. M. Delany. 


10 






[98] 


Edward Gragore 


No certifi. of muster 






John Woodbury. 


l'J3 


Costellcw D Mason 


or credit. 






Were Selectmen, 


[100] 


John McCarty 
Osten D Shelden 
Alpbonso Wilcox 

Edward Henry 
William Lacy 
0. Weld Thatcher 
Barney Silverman 




18 


Livermore. 


Orison Rollins. 


131 


William Burk ' 


A. Horriman. 


10 


2(1 District. 


Was one of the select- 
men. 


[82] 


John L Likens 
.John Toole (Poole) 
Alfred Wade 
Colin Campbell 
William Durgin 

.1 Benson 
J Bennett 
J Carry (Carey or 
Cavaly) 




10 


Manchester. 


Sullivan Kilbreth. 


349 


Hugh Dunford 


G. M. Delany. 


7 


3d District. 


Was one of the select- 
men. 


[143] 


M B Daily 

Peter Fallon 

T J Lenard (Leonard) 




7 








William Anderson 










•loel Brewer 












James Bright 












.J Curran 












S F Chaplin or Claph- 

lin 






Mercer. 


S. B. Walton. 


95 


1 lU 

John Dameron 


A. B. Farwell. 


12 


3d District. 


Was one of the Se- 
lectmen, 


[70] 


Josiah Ellett 
Edward Freeman 
Octavies Gurney 
Joseph H Hilton 
Walter W Ingalls 
Patrick MoGowen 


No certijicate. 


12 



APPENDIX E. 
AND Agents of Towns — {Continued.) 



369 



Price 
paid. 




1,000 
Receipt of 
G. M. D. 



3,6000 



4,500 
No receipt 



4,500 



2,100 
R'tofDe- 

lanycont. 
names. 

2,100 



4,800 

No 
receipt 



4,800 



Navy. 



Marine corps. 



Navy. 



Navy. 



Date of en- 
listment 

taken from 
returns of 
selectmen 
to naval 

commis'on. 



Ap. 21,'62 
Mar. 26,'62 
Jan. 6, '62. 

Dec.27,'62. 
Sept. 24,'62 
Feb.10,'62. 
Apr. 9, '62. 



Data furnished by Navy 
Department. 



Enl.atBoston,Feb.l6,'64,forlyr.; 
[disch. March 12, '65. 



5 Enl.at Boston, July 21 ,'64, 3 yrs. 
\ " " " Jan. 2l,'65, 2 yrs. 
Enl. at Boston, Feb. 23,'64, 2 yrs. ; 



Enl. 11 May,'63,atPhila.; disch. 
Enl. 1 Sept. '62, at Phila. ; disch. 1 
Enl. 24 Aug. '63, at Phila. ; disch. 
Enl. 8 Oct. '63, at N. Y.; disch. 1 
11 Aug. '62, at Phila.; alien. 
En.l3Aug.'62,Ph.;dis.l3 Aug.'66. 
En.29July,'63,Ph.;dis.29July,'67 
En.24 Aug.'63,Ph.; des.l3Apr.'65. 
Enl. 21 Oct. '63, at Phila.; disch. 
[20 Jan. '68; alien. 



Jas.Carey,Jan.6,'62;des.July2,'62 
Enl. Dec. 27, '62. 



Enl. at Portsmouth, N. H., Sept. 15 
'64; des. Oct. 2 '64. 

Jurran enl. at Boston Apr. 22 '64, 
for 1 year; disch. May 3 '65. 



[yrs ; disch. July 23 '67. 

Enl. at Boston July 21 '64, for 3 

Enl. at Portland, Me., Sept 1 '64; 

1 year. 



Remarks. 



Names of men ta- 
ken from a list fur- 
nished by one of 
the witnesses. 
Claimed by select 
men as residents 
who enlisted on re- 
ceivn'g-ship Ohio, 
deser. Aug. 14,'65. 
disch. Apr. 2, '66. 



23 Feb. '68. 
Sept. '66. 

24 Aug. '67. 
Feb. '65. 

Names of men ta- 
ken from certifi. of 

Nahum Morrill, 
Pro. Mar. 2d Dist. 



Names of men ta- 
ken from testimo'y 
of witness. Claim- 
ed by selectmen as 
residents who en- 
listed on receiv'ng 
ship Ohio. 



Names of men ta- 
ken from the rec- 
ord of naval credits 
allowed by Naval 
Commission. 

Claimed by Se- 
lectmen as resi- 
dents who enlisted 
on receiving ship 
Ohio. 



4T 



370 



PAPER CREDITS. 

Abstract from Testimony of Officers 



Name of 










§ 


town. 


Name of Witness. 


Page. 


Names of men. 


Name of broker. 

• 


a 

Cm 

o 
d 








John Forward 






Mexico, 


John Larabee. 


267 


Henry N Thompson 


Herriman, Libby & 


4 


2d District. 


Was one of the Se- 
lectmen. 


[121] 


Henry Jefery 
Philip Wright 


Co. 










6 men, names not given. 


G. M. Delany & Co. 

No certific'e; 5 names 
on Naval Com, Booh. 


6 
10 


Monmouth. 


Ambrose Beal. 


78 


Not given. 


J. H. Manley. 


6 


3d District. 


Was. one of the Se- 


[65] 




Letter or cert, of Gen. 






lectmen. 






Hodsdon, 


6 




Aaron S. Lyford. 


68 


Patrick Williams 




Mt. Vernon, 


Was one of the Se- 


[60] 


James Gallagher 


I. W, Reed. 


4 


3d District. 


lectmen. 
James R. Marston. 
One of the Selectmen, 


*62 


Henry Brown 
Levins L. Goldy 


Naval man from 25 1 
list. 




*See App. K. 






E L Barnes 

Wm H Delaney 
Wm Noble 

Wm Jordan 
Charles J Wall 
Jacob F Mentser 
Lawrence Hickey 
Samuel McNeil 
David Jones 
George Wise 


Not known. 

• 


1 
6 


Newport. 


Elisha W. Shaw. 


144 


Robert Egman 


Deering&Co.(Hill.) 


20 


4th Dijitrict. 


Elliot Walker. 


[86] 


Charles H Gillett 


Names of men taken 






Were members of a 


155 


John H Valiant 


from Littler's cert., in 






Com. of three. 


[89] 


John A Peoples 
Isaac Irwins 
Patrick Kenney 
Patrick J Brien 
Michael Riley 
Reinkardt Zimmerman 
William Fondel 
James G Jones 


which he says ' * the 
following enl, men of 
the U, S. mar. corps, 
ordered by the Pro. 
Mar, Gen. to be cred- 
ited to the State of Me. 
are credited for 3 yrs. 
to the toxun of Newport, 
ith District of Maine. 






Geo. W. Whiting. 


*67 


Samuel D Sharp 


S. C, Archer, who 
bought of Pike & 


2 


*See App. K. 






William Woods 


Colby. 


22 



Names taken from receipt signed by Pike ^ Colby and S. C. Archer, and containing 10 names. 



f As appears from 



APPENDIX E. 

AND Agents of Towns — (Continued.) 



371 



Price 
paid. 



1,800 
Receipt of 
H. S. k 
Co. 

3,000 



4,800 

3,000 

Receipt of 
Manley, 

3,000 



1,760 

t450 
2,210 



8,800 
No rec't. 



9,630 



Class. 



Marine. 



corps, 



Navy. 



Represented 
to be naval. 



ISot indicated. 
btU probably 
marine corps, 



Navy ; un- 
knoum. 



Marine corps, 



830 Marine corps. 



Date of en- 
listment 
taken from 
returns of 
selectmen 
to naval 
commis'on. 



Data furnished by Navy 
Department. 



Enl. 28 Aug. '62, at Brooklyn; dis. 
21 July '63, at Phila.; alien. 
Enl. 24 July '63 at Phila.; disch. 
Enl. 1 June '63, at Phila.; disch. 



Enl.26Jan.'63atWashingtbn; disch 
Enl. 15 Oct. '63, at Phila. ; des. 24 
5 Enl. 14 Mar.'63, at Washington; 
I 16 Apr. '63, Ports., N.H.; alien. 
27 Aug. '63, at Phila. 



15 Oct. '63, at Phila. 

5 Enl. 21 Sept. '58,at Phila. ;disch. 

t 22 Oct. '62, at Phila. 
Enl. 9 Sept. '62, at Phila.; disch. 
Enl. 11 Dec. '62, at Phila.; disch 
Enl. 15 Sept. '62, at Phila.; disch. 
Enl. 16 Jan. '63, at Wash.; disch. 
Enl. 16Feb.'63,atWash.; disch 31 
Enl. 9, Oct. '63, at Phila.; deser. 
Enl. 3 Jan. '63, at Phila.; deser. 

Enl. 21 Oct. '62, at Phila; disch. 

Enl. 11 Oct. '62, at Phila.; disch. 

Enl. 9 June, 63, at N. Y.; disch. 

7 Feb. 62, at New York; alien. 

18 April, '62, at Washington. 

Enl. 28 Apr. '62, at Brooklyn; dis. 12 Sept. '62. 

Enl.9 June, '62, at Brooklyn; disch. 

[9 June, 66. Names of men ta- 
f [28 Aug. 66. ken from receipt 
Enl. 27 Aug. '62, at Phila. ; disch. signed by Pike & 
Enl. 13 Feb. 58, at Phila.; disch. Colby and S. C. 
[8 March, 66. Archer. 



Bemarks. 



24 Sept. '66; alien. 

24 July '67; alien. 
1 June, '67. 
Names of men ta- 
ken from cert, of 
Pro. Mar. 2d Dist. 



16 Sept. '67; alien. 
Dec '65; alien, 
disch. 25 Aug. '64. 



Same name on the 
251 (Manley) list. 



22 Oct. '66; alien; 

9 Sept. '66. 

29 Mar. '65. 

28 Mar. '67. 

3 1 Mar. '67 ; alien. 

Mar. '67; alien. 

1 Oct. '64. 

15 Dec. '64. 

22 June, 65. 

31 Mar. 67. 

15 Jan. 66. 



but 8 of them were transferred to Dexter. Receipt is for $4,150. 



claim for reimbursement. 



372 



PAPER CREDITS. 

Abstract from Testimony op Officers 



Name of 












town. 


Name of witness. 


Page. 


Names of men. 


Name of broker. 


o 

12; 


New Portland 


Warren P. Dyer. 


239 


Not given. 


Colby & Pike. 


16 


3d District. 


Was Agent, 


[114] 


Cert, of credit from A. 
K. Dennison, Clerk m 
charge of credits. 

F Wilson. 
P B Whittemore 
L N Blake 
Thomas Hammond 




16 


Nobleboro'. 


James Mulligan.* 


296 


A Hodges 


J. P. Deering & Co. 


10 


3d District. 


Was one of the Se- 
lectmen. 




George W Hathaway 
John A Morgan 
J McLellen 
Wm E Peck 






*Soe App. K. 






H A Lane 

Francis Allen 
John Aral 
Robert M Blair 
James Casey 
Dennis Desmond 
Charles E Edwards 
Thomas Fogg 


/ 


10 


Norridgew'k. 


Horatio N. Page. 


206 


Patrick Gillen 


A. B. Farwell. 


12 


3d District. 


Was chairman of Se- 


[104] 


Albert Haley 


Letter from Gen. 






lectmen. 




Daniel Heald 
Henry Johnson 
Andrew Yates 


Hodsdon to Col. Far- 
well. No certificate. 










Joseph W Maxcy 


T. H. Dinsmore. 


2 








John Murphy 




14 








A C Lewis 












John Home 






No. Berwick. 


Haven A. Butler. 


227 


George Gilmore or Gil- 


T. H. Hubbard. 


4 


1st District. 


Was one of a Com- 
mittee. 


[111] 


man 
Lewis A Horton 




4 



Official and semi-official papers show that the men in this case were allowed for three years 
were allowed for one year only) and that they shipped at Charlestown, Mass, 



Palermo. 
5th District. 



0. C. Greely. 

Was one of the Se- 
lectmen. 



. 273 
[123] 



Not given, but it tvould 
seem, that they were 15 o/ 
the 17 allowed by the 
Naval Commissioners. 



Josiah H. Greely. 

No certificate. 



15 



15 



APPENDIX E. 
AKD Agents of Towns — ( Continued. ) 



3T3 



Price 
paid. 




4,880 
Receipt of 
C. fy P. 

4,880 



4,100 
No receipt 



4,100 



6,000 
Receipt of 
A. B. F. 



1,000 

No receipt 

7,000 



2,000 
Hubbard 
rec't for 
these with 
others. 

2,000 



Marine corps 



Navy. 

Not indicated. 

probably 
marine corps. 



Navy. 



Navy. 

Not indicated. 



Navy. 



Date of en 
listment 

taken from 
returns of 
selectmen 
to naval 

commis'on. 



Data furnished by Navy 
Department. 



Find 5 F. Wilsons during '64 <fc '65, 



[dis. Aug. 27, '65. 

Enl. at Portland June 1, '64, 2 yrs. ; 

Enl. at Boston July 12, '64, 3 yrs. ; 

[des. Sept. 2, '65. 



[19 June, '63. 
Enl. 23 May '63, at N. Y,; des, 



Remarks. 



Names of men 
taken from certifi. 
of.Maj. Littler. 
Same names on the 
251 (Manley) list. 



Names of men ta- 
ken from a list fur- 
nished by witness. 

Claimed by select- 
men as residents, 
who enlisted on 
receiving ship 
Ohio. 



Names of men 
taken from cert, of 
Pro Mar. 3d Dist. 
Same names on the 
51 (Manley) list. 



Names of men ta- 
ken from certtifi- 
cate of Pro. Mar. 
1st Dist. 

Claimed by select- 
men as residents, 
who enlisted on 
receiving ship 
Ohio. 



{which was unusual for " Naval Commission men" as it is generally understood that such 



3,000 
No receipt 



Navy. 



3,000 



374 



PAPER CREDITS. 

Abstract from Testimony of Officers 



Name of 










a 


town. 


Name of witness. 


Page. 


Names of men. 


Name of broker. 


o 

a 

o 
6 








William Townsend 


The folloxuing is copied 
from certificate of A. 










Samuel Newsome 


P. Davis ; " 7 certify 
that the following en- 










William I Moore 


listed men of the U. S. 
marine corps, ordered 










Andrew J Fonlins 


credited to the State of 
Maine by the Provost 






^ 




Charles Brother 


Mar. Gen., have been 
credited to the town of 










Edmund Cole 


Palmyra of this Dis- 
trict." 




Palmyra. 


Samuel Clement. 


48 


John Graham 






3d District. 


Was and is one of the 
Selectmen. 


[56] 


David Williams 
James L Beck 
Henry SchaefFer 
Martin Marion 
George W Bickford 
Dennis Foley 
Edwin Huggett (Hag- 
get?) 

James Mayhew 
George W Stanley 
Sylvester Robinson 
Thomas Gray 


Pike & Colby. 

Two certificates con- 
tain'g the same names, 
one from A. P. Davis 
arid the other from Jos. 
T. Woodward. 


14 
14 


Parsonsfield. 


John Brackett, 2d. 


291 


John McCoffee 


T. H. Hnbbard. 


10 


1st District. 


Was one of the ayents 


[128] 


Charles Perkins 
Bryan McDermott 
Joseph Miller 
Stephen Brenan (Bra- 
nan) 
John Flowers 

John Noonan or Noon- 

er or Newman 
William Brien 
Andrew C Dowd 
Michael Connor 
John F. Peterman 


John N. Stimson. 


10 


Phillips. 


Benjamin Turner. 


*221 


Bernard Smith 


Herriman, Libby & 


12 


2d District. 


Was one of the Se- 




Thomas Stewart 


Co. , guaranteed by 




*See App. K. 


lectmen. 




WiUium Walsh 
William Simmons 
Bernard Schroegan 
William D Mills 
John R Franklin 


Colby & Pike. 


12 
10 


Phipsburg. 


P. J. Parks. 


214 


Not known. 


Colby & Pike. 


2d District. 


Was one of the Se- 
lectmen. 


[108] 




No cert, or receipt. 


10 



APPENDIX E. 
AND Agents of Towns — ( Continued. ) 



375 



Price 
paid. 




Date of en- 
listment 

taken from 

returns of 
selectmen 
to naval 

commis'on. 



6,300 Marine corps. 
Receipt of 
P. fyC. 



6,300 



4,800.Navy. 
Receipt of 
Stimson. 



4,800 



5,400 
Receipt of 
H. L. 4- 
Co. 



5,400 
4,400 

4,400 



Marine corps. 



Not indicated 
but of course 
marine corps. 



Data furnished by Navy 
Department. 



Enl. 29 Jan. '62, at Phila. ; disch. 
Enl. 22 July '62, at Phila.; disch. 
10 Aug. 63, at Phila,; alien. 

Enl.l30ct.62,atN.Y.;dis.210ct.'65 

[Jan. '65; alien. 
Enl. 1 Oct. 63, at Phila.; des. 21 

Enl. 20 Apr. 63, at Indianapolis; 
[died 10 Oct. '63. 

Enl. 13 July 63, at Phila.; disch. 
Enl. 25 Sept. '63, at N. Y.; disch. 
Enl. 25 Sept. 63, at N. Y.; disch. 



Enl. 21 Sept. 
Enl. 21 Mar. 

Enl. 30 July 
Enl. 21 Sept. 
Enl. 22 Aug. 
Enl. 26 July 
Enl. 30 Jan. 
Enl. 22 Aug. 
18 Sept. '61, 



63, at Chicago; dis. 

'62, at Phila.; des. 

[22 Aug. '66. 

'62, at Phila.; disch. 

'63 at Chicago; dis. 21 

63, at Chicago; dis. 
'62 at Phila.; dis. 27 
'63, at Phila.; disch. 

'63, at Chicago; dis. 
at Phila. 



Enl. 22 June '63, at Phila.; .des. 
[17 Nov. '64. 



Bemarks. 



29 Jan, '66. 

27 July, 66; alien. 



Names of men ta- 
ken from cert, of 
Provost Mar. 3d 
District, 



16 Aug, '67. 
25 Sept. 67. 
25 Sept. '67; alien. 



Names of men ta- 
ken from cert, of 
Provost Mar. 1st 
District, crediting 
the men for 3 yrs. 

Claimed by Select- 
men as residents 
who enl. on R.S.O. 



21 Sept. '67. 
30 May '65. 



Sept. '67. 
22 Aug. '67. 
tJuly' 66; alien, 
30 Jan. '67, 
22 Aug. '67, 
Names of men ta- 
ken from cert, of 
Provost Mar, 1st 
District, 



376 



PAPER CREDITS. 
Abstract from Testimony op Officers 



Name of 










i 


town. 


Name of witness. 


Page. 


Names of men. 


Name of broker. 


a 

o 








Jos. or Jas. Andre 












J. Burns 












John Bryan 












W R Carey 












W H Case 












M Dennett 






Pittsfield. 


H. B. Connor. 


253 


Geo S Davis 


DH Brown of Clinton 


13 


3d District. 


Was one of the select- 
men. 


[118] 


J Evans 

E Faithful 

G Goldsmith 

J S Hemar 

Patrick Keene 

J D Lefton or Sefton 




13 








William L Hodsdon 
Joseph W Cushman 
Charles Turner 
Charles Vanshdick 






Pittston. 


A. H. Clark. 


398 


George Roman 


Thomas M. Stevens, 


7 


3d District. 




[152] 


J R Briggs 
Anthony Farring 


then of Pittston. 
No cert. Only aportion 
of them are cred. Pitts- 
ton by Nav. Com. book. 










Five men, names not 


G. P. Cochrane. 


5 








given. 


No certificate. 


12 


Pleasant R. pi 


Levi Andrews, 


*391 


Not given. 


T. H. Dinsmore. 


2 


3d District. 


testifies that his son, 
Horatio, who is dead, 
was agent. 




Names on the 251 list. 


No certificate or receipt 




*See App. K. 






Tom E McGrath 
S H Mandeville 
W Williams 

A Silva 
W Duggan 
D H Brown 




2 


Porter. 


Moses S. Moulton. 


411 


H D Martin 


Delany & Yates 


14 


2d District. 


Was one of a com- 
mittee. 


[156] 


W Galliger 

J Nelson 

Stephen Wentworth 

William Wilson 

Ed Cockson 

WHart 

H A Newcomb 


No certificate. 


14 



APPENDIX E. 



37t 



AND Agents of Towns — (Continued.) 



Price 
paid. 




.6,850 
Receipt of 
Brownfor 



Navy. 

Not indicated 
but probably 



this with \marine corps, 
pay for 3 BogH of Pike, 
more. 



5,850 



1.100 

No receipt 



2,250 
No receipt 

3,350 

835 



835 



5,600 
No receipt 



5,600 



Navy. 

Not indicated. 

but probably 

marine corps. 



Navy. 

Not indicated, 



Navy. 



Date of en- 
listment 
taken from 
returns of 
selectmen 
to naval 
commis'on. 



Data furnished by Navy 
Department. 



5 James, enl. at Best., Apr. 18, '6i, 
i James, " " " July 7,'64, 3 
Enl. at Boston, June 28,'64,for 3 yr 



James, enl. Best. Mar. 9,'65, 3 yrs; 
' Jas. , Jr. , enl. Port. Aug.30,'64,1 
' James, Nov. 9,'64,atBost. ; deser. 



Wm. enl.Sept.7,'64,atPort.,3 yrs.; 

Amanuel,enl.Sept.l2, '64, at Ports- 

[mouth,N.H.,3yrs.; 

Enl. at Boston, Aug. 9, '65, 3 yrs.; 

[disch. Aug. 11, '68. 



Find 5 J. Nelfons during '64 &, '65. 
Enl. at Portland, May 26,'64, lyr. ; 
[disch. May 27, '65. 
Find 4 Wm. Wilsons during '64 &'65 



Remarks. 



lyr;dis.Ap.24,'65 
yrs. ; R. Aug. 9,'64 

Names of men ta- 
ken from certifi. of 
Maj. Littler. 

des. Mar. 25 ,'66. 
yr. ; dis. Aug.5,'65 
May 18, '65. 

Same names on the 
251 (Manley) list. 



Names of men 
taken from testi- 
mony of witness. 
Claimed by Select- 
men as residents 
whb enlisted on 
receiv. ship Ohio. 
The town claimed 
reimbursement for 
ten men in the 

marine corps. 
Gen. Hodsdon was 
Atfy topros. claim. 

See names on the 
251 (Manley) list. 



disch. Feb. 6, '68. 

des. June 20, '66. 

Names of men 
taken from select- 
men's return to 
naval commission, 
in which they are 
claimed as resi- 
dents who enlisted 
on receiving ship 
Ohio. 



378 



PAPER CREDITS. 
Abstract from Testimony of Officers 



Name of 
towns. 



Name of witness. 



Names of men. 



Name of broker. 



14 



Readfield. 
3d District. 



*See App. K, 



Richmond. 
2d District. 



*See App. K 



Elisha S. Case. 

Was one of the 

Selectmen. 



*442 



James Carney. 
Was one of the 
Selectmen. 
T. J. Southard. 
Was Commissioner. 



*41C 



Not given. 
Not given. 



Peter F. Binges 
Malcolm Leach 
Benj D Morgan 

John S Scott 



J. H. Manley. 
Colby & Pike. 



Colby and Delany 

JVo cert, giving names. 

Statement of Gen'l 

Hodsdon that quota 

was full. 



There is not much information afforded by the testimony of either of these witnesses, neither 
named are not ail of their "Paper men." — A. C. Walker. 

James Sharry 

Patrick Coughlin 
Edward Carvin 
Frank Howard 
James M Pierce 
Samuel W. Brewer 
Wm W Warren 
John S Gross 



Rumford. 
2d District. 



*See App. K. 



Salem. 

2d District. 



San ford. 
1st District. 



*See App. K. 

Scarboro'. 
1st District. 

*See App. K. 



P. M. Putnam, 7s one 

of the selectmen, 

C, A. Kimball, whose 

affidavit is filed. 



John Richards. 
Was one of 2 agents. 



AflBdavit of Geo. A. 
Frost. 



Horatio Eight. 



*237 



*376i 



*374 



Thomas Clifford 
Augustus R Case 
David Connell 
Joseph A Clark 



Not given. 
Certifi. of W.H.Fogler, 
Capt. fy Inspector. 



Not given. 



Herriman, Libby & 
Co. 

Two certificates of 

Nahum Morrill, from 

which names of men 

were taken. 



Herriman, Libby & 
Co. 



Manley. 

No receipt. 



Not given. 



No definite information in this case, as the agent on the part of the town is dead, but he probably 
$100 each, disallowed by Com. E. M. W. Debts.— A. C. Walker. 



APPENDIX E. 
AND Agents of Towns — ( Continued. ) 



379 







Date of en- 










listment 






Price 




taken from 


Data furnished by Navy 




paid. 


Class. 


returns of 

selectmen 

to naval 

commis'on. 


Department. 


Remarks. 


3,400 










Receipt of 










Manley. 










3,000 


Not indicated 








Receipt of 










C. fyP. 










6,400 




Apr.10,'62. 
Feb. 20 — 






1,200 


Navy. 


Feb. 27, '62 






Ab receipt 




Feb. 10,'64. 




Claimed by select- 
men as residents 
who enlisted on 
receiving ship 
Ohio. 


1,200 











do I find much definite information otherwhere relative to this matter. Probably the four above- 



3,400 

No receipt 



3,400 

1,800 
Receipt of 
H. L. Sr 
Co. 

1,800 

1,600 



1,600 
1,200 

1,200 



Marine 

corps. 



Marine 
corps 



Not indicated 



Navy. 



5Enl.3 Jan. '62,at Phila.; disch. 
\ 3 Jan. '62, at Brooklyn. 
17 Feb. '62, at Brooklyn. 
Enl.6July,'63,atPhila.; deserted 
Enl. 30 Jan. '62, at Boston; disch. 
[4 June, '62 
En.llJuly,'63,Phil.;des.20Jan.'66 
ED.50ct.'63,Wash. ; disch.4Mar.'70 
5 Enl.26Aug.'62,atWash.; deser. 
\ 4 Sept. '63, at Phila. 

Enl. 15 Oct '58, atBost.; disch. 28 
Enl. 29 Aug. '62 at Brooklyn; dis. 
Enl. 2 Sept. '63 at Portsmouth; in 
Enl. 11 Aug, '62, at Phila.; disch 
[22 Aug. '66. 



1 May, '65. 



4 Sept. '65 ; alien. 

Names of men 
taken from certif. 

of Pro. Mar. 2d 

District. 
16 Feb. '63. 



Mar. '68 alien. 
9 Sept. '66. 
serv. at Hd. Qus. 

Names of men ta- 
ken from certifi. of 
Pro. Mar. 2d Dist. 



bought 12 men of Heath for $100 apiece, and got them allowed by Naval Com. — 12 navy men 



380 



PAPER CREDITS. 

Abstract from Testimony op Officers 



Names of 
towns. 



Name of witness. 



Names of men. 



Patrick Harkins 
James Jenkins 
John D Andrews 
Tisdale Atwood 
Joseph Andrews 
Patrick Dougherty 
Peter Gallighan 
Aaron Gwine 
John Keefe 



William H Lowd 
James McKay 

Sidney. Wm. A. Shaw,* 44 John McKane 

3d District. [55] John H Ward 

James Shearman.* 353jJohn Kelley 

Were Selectmen, [144] 

Patrick Milan 

James Smith 

Charles E Simmons Colby & Pike. 10 

Robert Bennett Names of men taken 

William Campbe from certiji.of Jos. T. 

Daniel McDonald Woodivard, approved 

Edward Stopher by A. P. Davis, Pro 

Albert A Minster Marshal. 

Alphonso Boisramen 

Denny Mason 24 

*Witnesses testify of \1 men, but do not give names for the other 3, who probably were all 



Name of broker. 



A. B. Farwell. 

Names of men taken 
from my copy of a list 
supposed to have been 
furnished by A. B 
Farwell to witness. — 
A.C.Walker. 



14 



Smithfield. 
3d District. 



Isaac W. Varney. 
Moses Dunsmoor. 
Were Selectmen, 



90 
[69] 

138 
[84] 



Not given. 

3 men, names unkn'wn. 

6 men, names unkn'wn. 



J. H. Manley. 


6 


G. M. Delany & Co. 


3 


J. P. Deering & Co. 


6 



16 



No list of names found for any one of the three lots. No certificate. 









J T or I Horton 










DHall 




Southport. 


D. R. Mathews. 


226 


Geo P Foye 


Lewis Tibbetts. 


3d District. 


One of the Selectmen, 


[110] 


J J Giles 
D Hamlin 
A H Hi(flc3 





6 

j& seems to me that Tibbetts acted as an agent for the town and not as a sub. broker. One 
carefully examined various papers and records and am satisfied that all are named above. — A. 



APPENDIX E. 

AND Agents op Towns — {Continued.) 



381 




3,640 
Receipt of 
A B Far- 

well for 
this inclu 
ded in a 

larger 
amount. 



4,500 

Receipt of 

P. Sr c. 



Navy. 



Not indicated, 

but of course 

they were 

Marine corps. 



8,140 
right and allowed in reimbursement. 



3,000|Navy. 
Receipt of\Not indicated. 
Manley. 

l,275!Not indicated 
Receipt of 



Data furnished by Navy 
Department. 



['64, 3 yrs. ; disch. Sept. 7,'67. 
Jno. Andrews, enl. at Port. Sept. 21 

Enl. at Kittery, Feb. 8, '65, 3 yrs. ; 

Doherty, enl. Aug. 13, '64, at Ports- 

[mouth, 3 yrs. ; des. Mar.22,'66. 

f Enl . at Boston, Nov. 1 , '65, for 3 
: [yrs.; disch. Feb. 19, '69. 

j Enl. at Boston, Nov. ll,'65,3yrs. 
[Enl. at Boston,. June 7,'65, 1 yr. 
Enl. at Boston, Dec. 29, '65, 3 yrs. ; 
[deser. Dec. 9, '66. 

Find 18 John Kelleys during 1864 



Enl. 20 May. '62, at Phila.; disch 
Enl. 3 Oct. '63, at Wash. ; disch. 3 
Enl. 14 Sept. '63, at Chicago; disch. 
[29 Sept. '66. 
[June, '67; alien. 
Enl.24June,'63,atN.Y.; disch. 24 
Eiil.7Aug.'62,Phil.;dis.llSep.'64. 
Enl. 3 Sept. '63, at Chicago; disch. 
[3 Sept. '67. 
■A. C. Walker. 



Remarks. 



deser. Nov. 12,'65. 

Names of men ta- 
ken from a list fur- 
nished by one of 
the witnesses. 



and 1865. 



22 May, '66. 
Oct. '67. 

Names of men ta- 
ken from eertif. of 
commissioner of 
enrolment, 3d 
District. 



JD. ^ Co. 
2,610 
Receipt of 
Deeriwj 
Sf Co. 

6,885l 



Not indicated 



See 251 (Manley) 
list. 



2,700 
Receipt of 
Tibbetts 



2,700 



Navy. 

i^ot indicated, 
but probab\y 
marine corps. 



Names of men ta- 
ken from cert, of 
Maj. Littler. 
See Canaan on the 
251 (Manley) list 
for same or similar 
names. 



might suppose from testimony of witnesses that in this case there were other paper men, but I have 

c. w. 



382 



PAPER CREDITS. 

Abstract from Testimony op Officers 



Name of 










2 


town. 


Name of witness. 


Page. 


Names of men. 


Name of broker. 


Cm 

O 

o 

12; 








Charles Brannaun 












William Barrett 












Daniel Cranium 












George H Collins 












Francis R. Desiley or 












Dailey 












Michael Dorrahn or 






Starks. 


Henry Williamson. 


304 


Donahue 


A. B. Farwell. 


14 


3d District. 


Was one of the 


[182] 


Patrick Geary 


No cert, or receipt. 






Selectmen. 




John McMaster 
Patrick Redan 
Patrick Sullivan 
Manuel Santas 
Edward Wade 
Edwin L West 


Names of men taken 
from, testimony of wit- 
ness, who promised to 
send certain papers to 
be annexed to his depo- 
sition, but has not done 










G E Welden 


so yet {Oct. 19, '70.) 


14 








Nath'l W Silloway ] 


No certifi. Names of 








Varney Kenney j 


these 5 taken from 










J Hill 1 


naval returns annexed 
to deposition of witness. 


5 


Stow. 


Alfred A. Eastman. 


279 


J F Salvador ! 






2d District. 


Was one of the select- 


[125] 


M Sullivan ] 


Delany & Yates. 






men. 




L Thaxter ^ 


Names of these 3 taken 










J Blackwell 5- 


from Littler's certifi.. 


3 








F Daily ) 


which is endorsed by 
Nahum. Morrill. 


8 








John Sifert 










Henry Dufiy 












Abijah D Ball 






Strong. 


Benjamin Hunter, 


*229 


James W. Campbell 


Wright, Herriman & 


7 


2d District. 


annexes affidavit of 




Henry Denehowe 


Co. 






Stephen Morrell. 




John Hailey 


Supposed to be same as 






One of the selectmen. 




George Joss 


Herriman, Libby^Co 




*See App. K, 






Charles Anderson ") 




7 








Thomas Brown 














Charles Brown 




No certificate. 










Charles Lewis 




Names of these Wtaken 










George Moore 


i- 


from book of naval 




Temple. 


S. F. Small. 


255 


George F Oliver 


credits by Com. 


12 


2d District. 


Was one of the select- 
in en. 


[118] 


William Smith 
John Stanley 
John Williams 
George Young 
J Brown 


: 
> 


Delany & Yates. 
Names of these 2 taken 










Daniel Capron 


from Littler's certific. 












endorsed by N Morrill. 


— 












, 


12 



APPENDIX E. 

AND Agents of Towns — (Continued.) 



383 



Price 
paid. 



7,000 



Class. 



Date of en- 
listment 

taken from 

returns of 
selectmen 
to naval 

commsi'on. 



JSot indicated. 



7,000 



1,500 
R'tqfDe 
lany for 
dOO of thf 
$1,500 

1,350 



2,850 



3,150 

No receipt 



3,500 



4,750 
Receipt of 
Delany fy 
Co. 



Navy. 

Not indicated 



Marine corps 



Navy. 



4,750 



Data furnished by Navy 
Department. 



f Enl. at Boston May 10, '64, one 
J year; discharged 1st quarter '65. 
I Enl. at Boston July 25, '64, 3 
(^ years; disch. Sept. 27, '67. 



Enl. at Boston, Feb. 10, '64; died 
[May 21, '64. 
f Enl. at Boston, Jan. 25, '64, for 1 
j [yr.; disch. Jan. 24,'65. 

1 Enl.atNewBedford,June26,'64, 
(^ [forSyrs.; des. Deo. 7,'65. 



Remarks. 



5 En.l8Feb.'62,atBrookrn;disch. 
I 8 Feb. '62, at Phila. 
Enl.8 Apr. '62, atHd.Qu.; deser. 
Enl. 26 May '62, at Phila.; disch. 
Enl. 21 Apr. '62, at Phila. ; disch. 
[21 Apr.,'66. 
7 Aug. '62, at Boston. 
Enl. 5 Apr. '62, at Phila. ; disch. 
[5 Apr. '66. 



Names of men ta- 
ken from testi- 
mony of witness. 
Some, if not all, 
were claimed by 
Selectmen as resi- 
dents who enl. on 
R. S. Ohio. 



Names of men ta- 
ken from return of 
selectmen to naval 
commiss'n., claim- 
ing the man as res- 
idents who enlist'd 
on recv. -ship Ohio. 
Names of men ta- 
ken from Maj. Lit- 
tler's certificate. 
Same names on the 
251 (Manley)list. 
14 Mar. '66. 

17 Oct. '65, 
11 July, '65. 
Names of men ta- 
ken from certif. of 

JSahum Morrill, 
Pro. Mar. 2d Dist. 



Enl. at Boston, Feb. 3, '65, 3 yrs.; 
Find7Thos Browns during '64<fc'65. 
Find 5 Chas. Browns during '64&'65 . 

Enl. at Portsmouth, Sept. 9,'64,3yr. 

Find 16Wni.Smithsduring'64&'65. 

Find 32 John Williams during '64 
[and '65 



disch. Aug. 18,'65. 
Names of men ta- 
ken from record of 
naval commisson'r 
Claimed by select- 
men as residents 
who enlisted on 
receiv.-ship Ohio. 

Names taken from 
certifi. of Maj. Lit- 
tler. Same names 
on 251 Mauley list 



384 



PAPER CREDITS. 
Abstract from Testimony of Officers 



Name of 










§ 


town. 


Name of witness. 


Page. 


Names of men. 


Name of broker. 


1 
o 








W H Bishop 












\Vm C Clements 












Joseph Conant 












L F Dodge 












H Dexter 












J Eddy 






Thomaston. 


Joseph H. Jacobs. 


243 


G L Fisher 


John Watts & Co., 


13 


3d District. 


Was one of the agents 


[115] 


P Galvin 


who bought of Man- 






to Jill the quota. 




W Howard 
T Keenan 
E T Craine 
R Dunham 
Charles McCarthy 

John A Lewis 
Wilder McMitchell 
Philip Manning 
E L Noyes 
W Sexton 
T Sullivan 


ley. 


13 


Union. 


Danford Carroll. 


285 


J Cass 


John P.Deering & Co 


14 


3d District. 


Was one of the select- 
men. 


[126] 


T Caldwell 
Dennis Driscoll 
John Desmond 
A Frazier 
Albert N Greene 
C T Harkins 
I Irvine 




14 


Unity. 


James Fowler, Jr. 


*334 


Not given. 


G. M. Delany & Co. 


10 


5th District. 


Was one of the select- 






No certifi. or receipt. 


— 


*See App. K. 


men. 




Argus Peters 
John Ford 
John Tyler 
James Alexander 
Jacob Beck 
Joseph Eckert 
Erastus Tilley 

Charles Williams 




10 


Vassalboro'. 


Orrick Hawes. 


288 


Andrew Coffee 


Ira D. Sturgis. 


25 


3d District. 


Was one of the agents. 


[127] 


John Brown 

Patrick Barry 
Richard S Dolly 
William Kelley 

Charles A Stevens 
Miles M Oriatt ^^Orcutfk 







APPENDIX E. 

AND Agents of Towns — {Continued.) 



385 



Price 

paid. 



5,850 
Receipt of 
Manley 

and 
Watts fy 
Co. 



5,850 



6,200 
No receipt 



6,200 
4,450 
4,450 



11,250 




Date of en- 

listmeDt 
taken from 
returns of 
selectmen 
to naval 
commis'on. 



Not knovm. 

Represented as 

re-enlisted. 

Probably 

marine corps. 

Navy. 



Navy. 

Not indicated, 

but probably 

Marine Corps, 



Not indicated 



Marine corps, 



Data furnished by Navy 
Department. 



Enl. at Boston, Mar. 17, '64, trans, 
[from army, disch. not report. 

Find 4 W. Howards during '64&'65. 
{ Thos. Enl. at Boston, Dec. 5, '65, 

J [3 yrs. ; did not after enlism't. 
{ Thos. EdI. at Boston, Dec.23,'65, 
l^ [for 3 yrs 



Enl. at Portsmouth, Feb. 14, '64, 
Find 9 T. Sullivans during '64<t'65. 



Enl. at Boston, Jan. 6, '64, 1 yr.; 
< Enl Ang. 10,'64, at Port., 1 yr. ; 
\ Enl. June 22, '65, Boston, 3 yrs. ; 
Albert, Enl. Kittery, Feb.23,'65, 3 
[yrs.; derer.Dec. 7,'66. 



48 



Enl. 12 Sept. '62, at Phila. ; deser. 
Enl. 11 Dec. '62, at Phila.; disch. 
Enl. 16 Dec. '62, at Phila.; disch. 
Enl. 25 Nov. '62, at Phila.; disch. 
Enl. 5 Nov. '62, at Phila. ; deserted 
5 Enl. 25 July ,'62, atPhila.; disch. 
\ 12 July, '61, at Brooklyn. 
Enl. 7 Oct. '62, at Phila. ; disch. 1 
10 Sept. '62, at Brooklyn; alien. 
5 Enl. 13 Aug.'62, at Phila. ; deser. 

I 23 Sept. '61, at Washington. 
Enl. 6 Aug. '62, at Brooklyn; died 

{ [from army; deser. June 25,'64. 
Enl. at Best , May 17, '64, trans. 
\ Enl, Mar. 2,'64, 2 yrs. 

I Enl. Apr. 2, '64, trans, frm.army. 

1^4 Feb. '62, at Phila. 
EdI. 19 Aug. '62, at N. T. ; disch. 



Remarks. 



Names of men ta- 
ken from Maj. Lit- 
tler's certificate. 
Same names on the 
251 (Manley) Hat. 



for 1 year. 
Names of men ta- 
ken from certifi.of 
Maj Littler. Same 
names on the 251 

(Manley) list, 
disch. Jan. 30,'65. 
disch. Aug. 2,'65. 
disch. June 20,'68. 



17 Dec. '65; alien, 
11 Dec. '66. 
!) .Jan. '67; alien. 
27 Nov. '65. 
15 May, '66. 
17 Aug. '62. 

May, '65. 

20 Mar. '63. 

% Oct. '65. 



19 Aug. '66. 



386 



PAPER CREDITS. 

Abstract from Testimony op Officers 



Name of 
town. 



Vassalboro', 
Continued. 



Name of witness. 



"TValdoboro'. 
3d District. 



S. W. Jackson. 
Was one of the select- 
men. 



Names of men. 



321 
[136] 



William M Smith 
George N Auger 
George W Brandfield 
Jere C Gregg 
Theodore R Harris 
Absalom N Ingersoll 
William J Johnston 
Joseph L Peasley 
Alexander Grant 
James McLure 
James Brown "| 
Preston Cannard j 
William Gibbons i- 
Ashley Hendrick 
John Kremer J 

Albert Bigelow ^ 
Thomas Hayes j 
John E Williams } 
Joseph King | 

Thomas Irving J 



Not given. 
Not given. 
Not given. 
Not given. 

Not given. 



William Parker 
William H Batts 
Edward Prince 
Walter Sniffins 
Patrick Lynch 
Alex Logan 
John Sutton 
Franklin Evans 
Charles J Grimes 
Calvin Munger 
James Benney 
Chas B Blanderbilla 
Jerry Brett 
Charles Fisher 
Wra H Cakes 
Henry Busher 
David Boyd 



Name of broker. 



Ira D. Sturgis. 
Names of men taken 
from cert, of Jos. T.^ 
Woodward. 5 

Sturgis seems to have 
acted more as an agent 30 
of town than as a broker 



Delany. 

No certifi. or receipt. 



35 

J. H. Manley. 10 

Statem'ntof Adj . Gen. 

to Col. Farwell. 
J. H. Manley. 
Cert.ofW.H.Fogler. 



J. H. Manley. • 
Cert.ofW.H.Fogler. 

J. n. Manley, but men 
belonged to Farwell 



A. B. Farwell. 
Cert.ofW.H.Fogler. 



Colby & Pike. 
Certificate of Jos. T. 
W^oodward, hut it con- 
tains no names. 



20 



* In the manuscript these figures are written over $3,600 which have a line through 



APPENDIX E. 

AND Agents of Towns — (Continued.) 



887 



Price 
paid. 



2,250 

13,500 
Receipt of 
Sturffis. 

1.000 



14,500 



Class. 



Date of en- 
listment 
taken from 
returns of 
selectmen 
to naval 
commis'on. 



Not indicated, 

probably 
Marine corps. 



Navy. 



Not indicated 



Not indic'ated 



Not indicated 



*5,625 
Receipt oj 
Manley 

1,050 
Receipt oJ 
Manley. 

800 
Receipt of 
Manley 

l,150|Not indicated 
R'pt Far- 
well by 
Manley. 

3,600 Not indicated 
Receipt of 
Farwell 



5,600 
Receipt of 

c. Sr P. 

for 6,000, 

but only 

the above 

amount 

was paid. 



Marine corps 



Data furnished by Navy 
Department. 



Enl. Sept. 13,'64, at Boston, 3 yrs. ; 
[disch. June 30, '65. 



Enl. 23 Aug. '62, at N.T. ; disch. 24 
Enl 4 Apr. '62, at Brooklyn; disch. 

Enl 24 Sept.'62,at Baltimo. ; disch. 
EdI. 25 Aug. '63, at Wash.; disch 
Enl. 5 Aug. '62,at Phila. ; disch. 5 
Enl. 18 Dec. '62, at Cinn'ti: disch 



Enl. 15 Oct. '63, at Phila.; disch, 



< Enl. at Bost., Aug. 17,'04,3 yrs. ; 
X Enl. Portsmouth,Sep.30,'64,3yr. 
f [disch. Dec. 6, '64. 

Enl. June 25,'64, at Bost. ,3 yrs. ; 
\ EqI. July 14, '64, at Portsm'th, 3 
[yrs.; disch. Sept. 11,'67. 
[Enl. Sept. 1, '64, at Bost., 3 yrs. 



C Enl. 27 July, '63, at Phila.; deser. 
I 3 Dec. '63, at Mare Island, Cal. 
Enl. 23 Nov. '63, at Phila.; disch. 

Enl. 29 Aug.'63, at Gosport; disch. 
Enl. 28 Aug. '63, at Phila. ; disch. 
Enl. 1 Dec. '63, at Phila. ; deserted 
Enl. 22 Sept. '63, at Norfolk; disch. 
Enl 23 Mar.'63, at Hd.Qu. ; in serv. 
[vice at Portsmouth, N.H 
Enl. 29 Oct. '63, at Brooklyn; in ser- 
Enl. 26 Oct. '63, at Phila. ; disch. 26 
[9 Oct. '65; alien. 
Enl.9 0et. '61,atHd.Qur.; disch. 
Enl.4Dec.'61,N Y. ; dis.4 Dec.'65. 
Enl.2DNov.'61,Phil.;now on board 
Enl. 19 Mar. '62, at Phila. ; disch. 
Enl. 6 Nov. '61, at Phila.; disch. 



Remarks. 



Names of men ta- 
ken from certifi.of 
commis'r of enrol. 

3d District. 
July, '65. 
4 Apr. '66. 

24 Sept. '66. 
24 Aug. '67. 
Aug '66; alien. 
IS Dec. '66; alien. 



15 Oct. '67. 
deser. Oct. 12, '65. 



Names of men ta- 
ken from testimo'y 
of witness. 



12 July,'64; alia . 

20 Oct. '64. 

29 Aug '67. 
1 May, '64; alien. 
7 Jan. '65. 
22 Sept. '67. 
at Hd. Quar. 



Oct. '67; alien. 
Names of men ta- 
ken from a list fur- 
nished by witness. 
U. S. St. Congress. 
24 Oct. '64. 
30 Nov. '65. 



them. — Sam'l W. Lane, Secretary of the Senate. 



388 



PAPER CREDITS. 

Abstract from Testimony of Officers 




Nfime of 
town. 



Waldoboro', 

CoXTINtJED, 



Wales. 

2d District. 



Otis W. Fabyan. 
Was agent to assist 
Selectmen. 



Harding L. Watts. 
Resides in Monmouth. 
Was a citizen of 
Wales, 



312 
[134] 



339 
[140] 



Names of men. 



a W Henois 
John Hoban 
James Bradley 



Joseph Griffin 
Thomas W Long 
lames McGee 



Michael Burgin ] 
William Houghlin 
Hewe MoGuire ] 
Petor Clark ! 

Michael Coughlin ( 
William Kelley 
William Deven | 
Alexander Coulter J 



Name of broker. 



G. M. Delany <fe Co. 

No certificate. 



Mr. North, 

of Augusta. 

No certificate. 



43 



11 

* Names of men taken from Naval Credit Book and supposed to have been the three furnished 









Isaac Wood 










Henry C Winger 










Daniel Connors 


C. T. Bean, then of 








James Cavanaugh 


Warren. 








James B Fowler 


Names of men talen 








John Fitzgerald 


from certifi. of Jos.T. 








John McCabe 


Woodviard. 








James Shaw 


Z.R.Wright of Lew- 


Warren. 


Moses R. Mathews. 


247 


George W Wheeler 


islon claimed that he 


3d District. 


Was one of the select- 


[116] 


James H Stevens 


furnished the men, and 




men. 




Walter C Clare 
James Medcalf 
Richard Fairclaugh 
Charles Gilligan 

Charles J Hagan 

L F Dodge 
Dean 
F or T Meads 
A A Matherson 


he demanded payment 
for them. G.P.Coch- 
rane claimed that he 
was to furnish the men, 
having an understand- 
ing with Wright, 

Pike & Colby. 


Waterville. 


Joseph Percival. 


9 


Henry Putman or 


Naval men from the 


3d District. 


Was chair'm of select- 


[41] 


Putnam 


251 list. 




men. 




J S Blow or Plow 
John M Rowe 
Samuel B Randall 
J A Rounds 
S Smith 

Thomas Abram 
J Veazie 
John B Boyle 
John Busline 


Names of men taken 
from receipt of Pike fy 
Colby and compared 
with certificate of Mdj. 
Littler and with cerlif 
of Jos. T.Woodward. 

J. P. Deering & Co. 



16 



15 



10 



10 



APPENDIX E. 
AND Agents of Towns — {Continued.) 



389 



Price 
paid. 


Class. 


Date of en- 
listment 
taken from 
returns of 
selectmen 
to naval 
commsi'on. 


Data furnished by Navy 
Department. 


Remarks. 




Navy. 

Marine corps. 

■ 


May30,'62. 
Mar.31'64. 
Apr. 4, '62. 


9 Dec.'ei, at Philda. 

Enl. 10 Apr. '62,at Phila.; disch. 

Enl. 22 May, '62, at Phila.; disch. 

[19 May, '65. 
Enl. 24 Mar. '62, at Phila.; disch. 
Enl. 18 Dec. '62, at Phila,.; disch. 
5 Enl. lMay,'63,atWash.; deser. 
\ 19 Aug. '62, at Phila. 
Enl. 30 Sept. '62, at Phila. ; disch. 


12 Apr. '66; alien. 

22 May, '66. 


15,800 

1,200 

Receipt of 

D. Sr Co. 

2,920 
No receipt 

4,120 


Claimed by select- 
men as residents 
who enlisted on 
receiv.-ship Ohio. 
Names of men and 
branch or class of 
service, and am't, 
taken from claim 
for reimbursement 
18 Dec. '66; alien. 
16 June, '67. 

30 Sept. '66. 



by Delany, f There is hut little information afforded by witnesses in this case. 



6,450 

Receipt oj 

C.T.B. 



6,450 



4,250 
Receipt of 

P. 4- C 



4,250 



Not indicated, 

probably 
Marine corps. 



Navy. 
Marine corps. 



Enl. 12 Sept.'62, at Boston; disch. 

Enl. 2 Oct. '62, at Phila; disch. 

Enl. 27 July, '63, at Phila. ; disch. 

Enl. 3 May ,'62, at Brooklyn ; disch. 

[16 Sept. '67; alien j 

Enl. 16 Sept '63, at Brooklyn; disci 

Enl. 28 Oct.'62, at Phila ; disch. 18' 

Enl. 27 May,'62,at Brooklyn ; disch. 

Enl. 26 Oct. '63, at Phila. ; disch. 26 

EnI.18Aug.'62,atN.Y.; disch. 24 

[in service at Portsmouth. 

Enl. 2 Jan. '62, at Brooklvn; now 

En.l4Jan.'62,Wash;disc.8Feb,'70. 

Enl. 5 Jan. '63, at Brooklyn; disch. 

[1 May, '66; alien. 

Enl. 18 Aug. '63, at N.Y. ; disch. 

[17 Aug. '67. 



12 Sept. '66. 

2 Oct. '66. 
10 Aug. '67. 

3 May, '66, 



Dec. '66; alien. 
27 May, '66; alien. 
Oct. '67; alien. 
Mar. '68. 

Names of men ta- 
ken from certif. of 
commissioner of 
enrolment, 3d 
District. 



Names of men ta- 
ken from receipt of 
Pike & Colby and 

compared with 
those in certifi. of 

Major Littler. 
Same names on the 
251 (Manley) list. 



390 



PAPER CREDITS. 

Abstract from Testimony of Officers 



Name of 
town. 


Name of witness. 


Page. 


Names of men. 


Name of broker. 


a 

a 

o 


Waterville, 
Continued. 






D W Jaokson 
D O'Brien 
A Rogers 
Francis A Cobb 
James McGraw 
James Green 


J. P. Deering &, Co. 

Naval men from the 

251 list. 


10 
20 



It appears that the town bought 16 more men of Deering fy Co., but it is not proven that they 
furthermore, 1 think the men called " Barton men" on the claim, and which were allowed, are 



Webster. 
2d District, 



*See App. K, 



Wells.f 
1st District. 



Jesse Davis. 
Was one of the Se- 
lectmen. 



George Goodwin. 
Acted as agent. 



*419 



Thomas P Fagan 
John Keely 
John C Brown 
Patrick Swann 

J H Howe 
Wm Poor 
Dennis Smith 



Tohn Camp 
Philip Allany 
Thomas Pierce (Pearcy 
438 Henry Breraan 
[161] William Webb 

George A Burnham 



Herriman, Libby & 

Co. 

Names of men taken 
fro7n certificate of 
Nahum Morrill. 

Delany. 

Naval men from the 
251 list. 



Hodgdon, Morris & 

Co. 
No certificate. 



t The names of men in case of this town were not sent to the War and Navy Departments. 
War and Navy Departments were prepared, hence the names of the men were not included 



Westport. 
3d District. 



Wiscasset. 
3d District. 



John MeCarty. 
Was one of the Se- 
lectmen. 



Isaac H. Coffin. 
Was one of the select- 
men. ' 



George C Arnold 
Wm H Manuel 
John Lee 
330 J.>hn Murphy 
[138] Frank (Mark) Jones 
George W Sawtelle 



William Hannigan 
John McCarthy 
360 Philip Manning 
[145] James II Knox 
James Sprowl 
Davis Smith 
John J Smith 



George M. Delany. 
No certificate. 



1. ^Y. Reed. 

No certificate. 



APPENDIX E. 
AND Agents of Towns — ( Continued.) 



391 







Date of en- 










listment 






Price 
paid. 


Class. 


taken from 

returns of 

selectmen 

to naval 

commis'on. 


Data furnished by Navy 
Department. 

• 


Remarks. 








f Daniel, Enl. Dec. 31,'64, at Bost. 


Names of men 


3,250Navy. 
Receipt of \Not indicated. 




J [for 3 years. 
] Dennis, Enl. Jan. 28,'64, at Bost. 


taken from certifi. 
of Maj. Littler. 


J. P. D. 






[for 1 yr. ; disch. Feb. 21,'65. 


Same names on the 


fy Co. 

7,500 






Enl. at Boston, Aug. 16, '64, 3 yrs. ; 
[disch. Feb. 6, '68. 


251(Manley) list. 



were paper men, and in fact it appears that the town was reimbursed for five of them; and, 
the same as " Deering men," — A. C. Walker, Clerk. 



1,800 
Receipt of 

H. L. 4- 

Co. 

1,350 
No receipt 

3,150 



Marine corps. 



Navy. 

Npt indicated. 



Appear to have 
2,000 6ccM Navy 
No receiptlmen allowedby 
[Naval Com 



Enl. 13 Deo. '62, atPhila.; disch. 

[14 Jan. '66. 
Enl. 14, Jan.'62,at Phila.; disch. 
Enl. 1 Dee. '62, at Phila.; disch. 

[30 Mar. '67. 



13 Dec. '66; alien. 

Names of men ta- 
ken from certif. of 
Pro. Mar. 2d Dist. 
Names of men ta- 
ken from Maj. Lit- 
tler's certificate. 
Same names on the 
251 (Manley) list. 



Names of men ta- 
ken from claim for 

reimbursement. 

Allowed by Naval 

Commission. 



2,000l 

The witness in case of this town was not examined until after the schedules sent to the 
in those schedules. 



510 



510 



700 

Receipt of 

IWReed 

for 300 

of it. 



Navy. 



Navy. 



Feb. 24,'64. 
Feb. 29,'64. 
Feb. 4, '64. 
Jan. 20,'64. 
Feb.23,'64 
Jan. 7, '64. 
Mar. 1, '64. 



Enl. Jan.18,'64, at Boston, 1 yr. ; 

Enl. Nov.3,'64,at Kittery, 3yrs. ; 

Enl. Nov.3,'64, at Kittery, 3 yrs. 

Find 11 Jno. Murphys during 1864 

[and 1865. 



[Portsmouth. 
Jno. McCarty, Enl. Feb. 29, '64, at 
Enl. Feb. 4,'64, at Portsmouth. 
Enl. Jan. 20, '64, at Portsmouth. 
Enl. Feb. 23, '64, at Portsmouth. 
David, En. at Portsmouth, Jan. 7,'64 
Enl. Mar. 1, '64, at Portsmouth; 
[disch. Feb. 28, '67. 



disch. Aug. 18,'65. 
died Dec. 28,'64. 
Names of men ta- 
ken from receipt of 
Delany. Claimed 
by selectmen as 
residents who en- 
listed on the Ohio. 

Names of men ta- 
ken from testi- 
mony of witness. 
Claimed by Select- 
men as residents 
who enlisted on the 
"Ohio." 



392 



PAPER CREDITS. 

Abstract from Testimony of Officers 



Name of 










a 


towns. 


Name of witness. 


Page. 


Names of men. 


Name of broker. 


1 
■a 








• 




o 

1 


Wiscagset, 






S B Norton 






CONTINUKD. 


- 




W Powers 
Charles Williams 
W Pike 

Frank(Mark) Salvador 
Robert W Thompson 
S N Bridgham 








Isaac H. CofiSn. 


360|Michael Connelly 


G. M. Delany & Co. 


16 


' 




[145] 


George Lawson 
John Reed 
Thomas J Smith 
R B Harlow 
Charles White 
C F Greene 
John Thomas 
C Thompson 

John B Stanton 
John Mahony 
William Ring 

John I Curtis 


ISo certificate, 

• 

4 


23 


Winslow. 


Colby C. Cornish. 


377 John Cassidy 


Pike k Colby. 


12 


3d District. 


Was one of the Se- 


[149] 




Names of men taken 






lectmen. 




Timothy Kelley 
Charles Leaman 
James M Roche 
John Sheehan 
Patrick McCabe 
Charles Forad 
Michael Kennedy 


from Woodward's 
certificate. 


12 








Not given. 


A. B. Farwell. 
Certificates of Gen'l. 


11 


Wintbrop. 


C. A. Wing, who 


406 




Bodsdon. 




3d District. 


acted in behalf of the 


[154] 




J. H. Manley. 


7 




citizens of Winthrop, 




Not given. 


Certificate of W. H. 
Foglerfor 4, and of 
Gen. Hodsdon for 3. 


18 



[Note. — The parts of the foregoing table printed in italics have a line drawn through 



APPENDIX E. 

AND Agents of Towns — ( Continued. ) 



393 




1,900 
Receipt of 
Delany 



2,600 



5,280 
Receipt of 
P. ^ C. 



5,280 



5,500 
Receipt of 
A.B. F 

3,100 

Receipt of 
Manley. 

8,G00 



Navy, 



Represented to 
be in the navy. 
Probably in the 
Marine corps 



Not indicated. 
Navy. 



Date of en- 
listment 

taken from 

returns of 
selectmen 
to naval 

commis'on. 



Mar. 2, '62. 
Feb.18,'62. 
Apr.29,'62. 
Dec. 8, '62. 
Jan.27,'62. 
Dec.27,'62 
Apr. 7, '62. 
.Jan.19,'62. 
Dec.31,'62. 
Feb.13,'62. 
Apr. 23, '62. 
Mayl4,'62. 
Mar. 7, '62. 
Mar. 22,'62 
Mar. 6, '62. 
May 7, '62. 



Data furnished by Navy 
Department. 



Enl. Feb. 8, '62, at Boston. 

Enl. Dec. 8, '22, at Boston; disch. 

Enl. at Boston, Dec. 27, '62. 



Enl. at Boston, Dec. 31, '62; discb. 
[Sept. 25, '63, 



Enl. 13 Jan. '63, at N. T.; disch. 
Enl. 9 Oct. '61, at Boston; disch, 

CEnl. 14July,'63,atN.Y.; in ser. 

\ 14 July, '61, at New York; alien. 
25 Sept. '63, at New York. 

CEnl. 26 May, '62, at Brooklyn; 

ni June,'63, at N. Y.; alien. 
Enl.l3Aug.'63,at Brooklyn; disch. 
Enl. 5 Dec. '62, at Phila.; disch. 
Enl. 18 July, '63, atN.Y.; disch. 

[29 Mar. '65. 

Enl. 21 Dec. '61, at Phila. ; disch. 

Enl. 8 May,'62,at Brooklyn; disch. 

[8 May, '66. 



Remarks. 



Dec. 20, '63. 

Names of men ta- 
ken from testi- 
mony of witness. 



Claimed by select- 
men as residents, 
who enlisted on 
receiving ship 
Ohio. 



29 Apr. '67. 

11 Oct. '65; alien. 

at Brooklyn, N.Y. 



disch. 29 May,'66. 

13 Aug. '67; alien. 
16 Dec. '65. 
20 July,'67; alien. 
Names of men ta- 
ken from certifi- 
cate of Commiss'er 
of Enrol. 3d Dist. 



them in the manuscript. — Samuel W. Lane, Secretary of the Senate.] 



APPENDIX F. 



CORRESPONDENCE 

THROUGH THE GOVERNOR WITH THE WAR AND NAVY 
DEPARTMENTS. 



STATE OF MAINE. 

Commission of Investigation, ^ 

Appointed under Resolves of March 24, 1870, > 
Augusta, June 23d, 1870. ) 
Hon. Joshua L. Chamberlain, Governor of Maine : 

Sir: — In order to prosecute thoroughly the enquiries relating to "certain 
charges against towns, and to credits for men not put into the service" under 
the resolves of the legislature providing for a commission for such purpose, it 
will be necessary for us to have duly authenticated copies from the War De- 
partment of the United States at Washington of the following papers or rec- 
ords, viz : 

1st. Names of persons resident in any ward of a city, town, township, pre- 
cinct or election district in the State of Maine, who, prior to February 24, 1804, 
entered the naval service of the United States whose names are borne upon 
the enrolment lists returned to the oflBce of the Provost Marshal General of the 
United States, referred to in Section 2 of Act of February 24, 1864, U. S. 
statutes at large, volume 13, page 6; also, names of mariners or able or or- 
dinary seamen, who having been drafted into the military service of the United 
States within eight days after notificatien of such draft, shall have enlisted into 
the naval service thereof under the authority of the 7th section of said Act of 
February 24, 1864 ; together with descriptive list of such persons called for in 
each case, the place and time of their enlistment, the place and time of their 
discharge or discharges, the service, station or ship on which — if still in the 
naval service — they are now employed, the city, town or precinct to which they 
were credited and the bounty money paid to each. 

2d. Copy of enlistments, other than those above described, into the naval 
service or marine corps during the war of the rebellion that were credited to 
any town, township, precinct or district of the State of Maine or to the State 
at large, or placed at the disposal of any officer of said State or other person 
to be so credited under authority of section 3 of Act of July 1, 1864, and of the 



APPENDIX F. 395 

8th section of Act of July 4, 186-t, together with descriptive list of such per- 
sons, the place and time of such enlistment, the place and time of their dis- 
charge or discharges, the service, station or ship on which, if still in the naval 
service, they are now employed, the city, town or precinct to which they were 
credited, and the bounty money paid to each. 

"We therefore very respectively request that a requisition be made from the 
Executive of the State upon the Secretary of War to procure and place at our 
disposal the copies above referred to. 
Very respectfully, 

Your obedient servants, 

Geokge F. Talbot, ^ 

A. Sanborn, > Commissioners. 

Selden Connok, 3 

War Department, Adjutant General's Office, 
Washington, D. C, July 19, 1870, 

His Excellency, Joshua L. Chamberlain, 

Governor of Maine, Augusta : 

Sir: — Referring to your communication of the 8th inst., transmitting the 
request of a "Commission of Investigation" for information concerning credits 
for naval enlistments in the State of Maine during the late war, viz : 

1st. List of names, &c., of all persons credited to Maine under section 2, Act 
of Februray 24, 1864, 

2d. List of names, &c., of all persons credited to Maine under section 7, Act 
of February 24, 1864, 

3. List of names, &c., of all persons credited to Maine under section 3, Act 
of July 1, 1864, and 

4th. List of names, &c., of all persons credited to Maine under section 8, Act 
of July 4, 1864, 

I have in reply the honor to inform you that the credits mentioned in the 1st 
and 4th classes recited above, are those which were determined by a commis- 
sion appointed by the Secretary of War under date of July 7, 1864, which 
commission was composed of His Excellency Samuel Cony, late Governor of 
Maine, and Major J. W. T. Gardiner, A. A. Provost Marshal General of Maine. 
These credits were allowed by number only, and no record, by name, appears 
to have been retained, consequently it is utterly impracticable to comply with 
this portion of the request of the commission. 

Relative to the 2d and 3d enquiries of the " Commission of Investigation," 
it is thought that a list of names and personal description, &c., of the classes 
thereia mentioned may be obtained from the records of this office, of enlist- 
ments suhstquent to July 1, 1864. This list can only be made by copying the 
returns of the recruiting officers which were made monthly, and which are 
partly filed with the records of the District Provost Marshals, and partly with 
the records of the A. A. Provost Marshal General of the State. A list so made 
would require the services of one competent clerk for two months, and would 
then be only approximately correct, nor could it be verified from other records 
of credit, those records being kept by number only. 



396 PAPER CREDITS. 

Under the foregoing it is doubtful if the information would prove of value to 
the commission — therefore, its preparation would involve a waste of time. 
I have the honor to be, Sir, Very respectfully, 
Your obedient servant, 

E. D. TowNSEND, Adjutant General. 

[Endorsement on the foregoing.'] 

I think it will be best after getting a full list of the "Paper men" with the 
branch of service it was claimed they were in, to send a copy of the list to the 
war office and enquire if the names can be found on the rolls. Let a letter be 
prepared as soon as possible. G. F. T. 

Forward with your suggestions, to Mr. Walker. G. F. T. 

STATE OF MAINE. 

Commission of Investigation, ^ 

Appointed under Resolves of March 24, 1870, > 

Augusta, September 3d, 1870. j 

Hon. Joshua L. Chamberlain, Governor of Maine : 

Sir : — In order ''to investigate in a thorough manner all matters in relation 
to credits allowed on the quotas of towns by the State and general govern- 
ment," under resolves of the Legislature appointing a Commission for that 
purpose, the Commissioners need information from the Navy Department of 
the United States whether or not the men or credits who were furnished on 
said quotas by brokers, and whose names are contained in the accompanying 
list, and who it was asserted belonged to the naval service either as sailors or 
members of the marine corps, apjjear to have been duly enlisted, a»d if so, a 
statement of the time and place of their enlistment. 

The Commissioners, therefore, respectfully request that a requisition be 
made by the Executive of this State upon the Secretary of the Navy to furnish 
them with said information and statement. 
Very respectfully. 

Your obedient servants, 

George F. Talbot, ^ 
A. Sanborn, > Commissioners. 

■ Selden Connor, 3 

STATE OF MAINE. 

Commission of Investigation, ^ 

Appointed under Resolves of March 24. 1870, > 

Augusta, September 3, 1870. j 

Hon. Joshua L. Chamberlain, Governor of Maine : 

Sir: — In order " to investigate in a thorough manner all matters in relation 
to credits allowed on the quotas of towns by the State and general govern- 
ment," under the resolves of the Legislature appointing a Commission for that 
purpose, the Commissioners need, first, information from the War Department 
whether or not the men or credits who were furnished on said quotas by 
brokers, and whose names, with the branch of service to which it was asserted 
they belonged, are contained in the accompanying list, appear to have been 
duly enrolled and credited to said municipalities on the returns or records of 



APPENDIX F. 397 

the A. A. Provost Marshal General and of the provost marshals of the several 
districts in Maine ; second, a statement of the number of all persons credited 
to Maine under section 2 of the act of Congress* of February 24, 1864, and 
section 8 of the act of July 4, 1864, as determined and reported by the Com-, 
mission which was appointed by the Secretary of "War July 7, 1864, and was 
composed of Hon. Samuel Cony, late Governor of Maine, and Major J. W. T. 
Gardiner, A. A. Provost Marshal General of Maine. 

The Commissioners, therefore, respectfully request that a requisition be 
made by the Executive of the State upon the Secretary of War to furnish 
them with said information and statement. 
Very respectfully, 

Your obedient servants, 

George F. Talbot, ^ 

A. Sanborn, > Commissioners. 

Selden Connor, 5 

Navy Department, Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting, ) 
Washington, September 22, 1870. 5 

Sir : — Your letter of the 7th inst., to the Honorable Secretary of the Navy, 

and enclosures, have been referred to this bureau. 

The list showing the names of men alleged to have enlisted in the navy and 

marine corps, is herewith respectfully returned for additional information, as it 

is impossible to furnish the desired data, unless it can be shown about "when 

the men enlisted, or the name of some vessel on which they may have served," 

and if possible "about the time of such service." 

The Bifreau would respectfully request that the list be. further amended by 

specifying the men who enlisted as marines, as the records of that branch of 

the service come under the cognizance of the commandant of the marine corps 

to whom the enclosure will be referred for the desired information upon its 

return to the Bureau. 

Very respectfully, 

Your obedient servant, 

Wm. Retnop, Chief of Bureau. 

To his Excellency Joshua L. Chamberlain, Governor, 

State of Maine, Augusta, Me. 

STATE OF MAINE. 

Commission of Investigation, ^ 

Appointed under Resolves of IVlarch 24th, 1870, > 

Augusta, September 28th, 1870. ) 

Hon. Joshua L. Chamberlain, Governor of Maine : 

Sir : — We duly received from your hands the communication of Wm. Rey- 
nop, Chief of Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting, of September 22, 1870. In 
that communication the Chief of Bureau, &c., says: "The list showing the 
names of men alleged to have enlisted in the navy and marine corps is here- 
with respectfully returned for additional information, as it is impossible to 
furnish the desired data, unless it can be shown about ' when the men enlisted, 
or the name of some vessel on which they may have served,' and if possible, 
' about the time of such service.' The Bureau would respectfully request that 



398 



PAPER CREDITS. 



the list be further amended by specifying the men who enlisted as marines, as 
the records of that branch of the service come under the cognizance of the 
Commandant of the marihe corps, to whom the enclosure will be referred for 
the desired information upon its return to the Bureau." 

In answer to the above suggestions of the Bureau, we • respectfully request 
your Excellency to make the following explanations : 

1st. Late in the year 1864 and early in the year 18(55 certain private persons 
acting as substitute and recruit brokers, most of them having places of business 
at Augusta, Maine, sold to the officers and agents of about one hundred towns 
in Maine men or credits for men to the number of about 1000, and received 
from said officers and agents, in payment therefor, an average price of $450 
per man ; and for such compensation the said brokers procured an equivalent 
number of men to be credited to said towns respectively, upon the quotas of 
men assigned to them under the calls of July, 1864, and December, 18G4. Lists 
of such men were furnished as to 732, which are transcribed in the list for- 
warded to the Bureau, and as to many others, so many men not named, seemed 
to have been purchased, paid for, and put to the credit of certain towns. 

The object of tho inquiry put to the Navy and War Departments is, first, to 
determine whether these 732 names are the names of real men actually in the 
service, or whether they are fictitious names, fraudulentlj' prepared and sold. 
As yet it is not known to the people of this State, or even to its authorities, 
whether these names are real or fictitious. We cannot give time and place or 
vessel on which the enlistments were made, as our very inquiry to the Depart- 
ment is for those facts in order to know whether they were ever enlisted at all. 

Second. If these or any of them are the names of actually enlist^ men, we 
wish, if possible, to put ourselves in communication with some of them in order 
to learn whether their sale by brokers and assignment on the quotas of towns 
was with their assent and knowledge, and enured in any way as a pecuniary or 
other benefit to themselves. 

No record of the class of ostensible enlistments of the kind referred to can 
be found among the archives of the State of Maine, as the Adjutant General's 
Report for 1864-5, vol. 1, says: " No record of the names of these enlisted 
men was made in this office, because it was deemed important that every 
facility for obtaining State bounty at any time hereafter by special legislation 
upon enlistments of this character- should be scrupulously guarded against." 
However, in accordance with the suggestion of the Bureau we have amended 
the list, which is again forwarded, by inserting in it the names of the ship in 
which, by certain r^eturns of toivn officers, it is claimed the enlistment was 
made, and where said returns show it, the date of the enlistment. We are 
still in doubt even as to those names, whether they are real or fictitious, 
because those returns we have already proved, by testimony taken by us, to 
be false in the essential respect; that the persons named in them are not and 
never were residents of the several towns as therein certified; and the officers,, 
who seemed to have so certified, are in most cases unable to explain how their 
certificates were obtained. All the recruits obtained and sold seem to have 
been on board one ship, the Receiving Ship Ohio, which seems to us extraor- 
dinary. 



APPENDIX F. 399 

We deem it necessary to explain the questionable character of the docu- 
ments from which we have made the amended data in the list, that they may 
aid but not mislead the Bureau in the investigation sought. 

1. Were these men, claimed to have been enlisted on board the Receiving 
Ship Ohio, actually so enlisted, and if so, where are they now, if alive and in 
the service? 

2. Are the other names in the acccompanying list, claimed as in the naval 
or marine service, of whose enlistment we can find in this State no record, the 
names of men actually in such service, and if so, when and where were they 
enlisted, and where, if alive and in the service, may they now be found? 

These are the questions we have to investigate, and which it will promote 
the public interest to have determined. 
With highest respect. 

Your obedient servants, 
(Signed) Geokge F. Talbot, ^ 

(Signed) A. Sanbokn, > Commissioners. 

(Signed) Selden Connor, j 

War Department, Adjutant General's Office, ) 
Washington, D. C, October 26th, 1870. 5 

His Excellency, Joshua L. Chamberlain, Governor ®f Maine, Augusta: 

Sir : — Referring to your letter of the 7th of September, (ulto.) transmitting a 
letter from the "Commission of Investigation" appointed to "examine into 
matters in relation to credits allowed on the quotas of towns hj the State and 
general government," in which they desire 

1st. The verification of the credit of the men whose names are borne on a 
list furnished by them (enlistments in the navy and marine coips,) and 

2d. A statement of the number of persons credited to Maine by the Com- 
mission appointed under section 2, act of February 24, 18G4, and section 8, act 
of July 4, 1864. 

I have, in reply, respectfully to transmit herewith a list of the names of the 
men borne on the list furnished by the " Commission of Investigation," whose 
credit, by name, are verified from the records of this office ; also copies of the 
returns of the Commission appointed by the War Department in 1864, showing 
the assignment, by number, of the credits allowed by the said Commission. 
These returns contain 3170 credits. The report of the Provost Marshal Gen- 
eral, U. S., allows Maine 3097 credits, assigned by the Commission, and the 
difference (73) can be accounted for (with the exception of two credits) by 
adding the columns, " recent enlistments not heretofoTe credited," to those 
allowed by the Provost Marshal General or those reported in the first two 
columns of the " returns." However, it is of record that the 3170 credits 
allotted bj' the Commission were actually applied upon the quotas of the towns 
mentioned in the returns. 

It will also be found that in same of the towns on the list furnished by the 
" Commission of Investigation," none of the names caji he verified from the 
records of this office, but, with the exception of two towns (" Parsonsfield" 



400 



PAPER CREDITS. 



first district, and " Webster" second district,) the returns of the Commission 
show that about as many credits (in some cases many more) were allowed to 
these towns by number as are now claimed by name. 
I am, sir, very respectfully, 

Your obedient servant, 

E. D. TowNSEND, Adjutant General. 



[Note. For the list referred to in the foregoing communication, furnished by the " Com- 
mission of Investigation," see Appendix K, Schedule B, — S.W. Lane, Sec'y of the Senate.] 



Copies of Returns of the Commission appointed by the War Depart- 
ment in 1864. 
NAVAL CREDITS OF THE FIRST DISTRICT OF MAINE. 

This List of Credits comprises all enlistments in the Naval Service of the United States 
of which returns have been received up to and including August 24, 18G4, embracing the 
one hundred and thirty-nine seamen in the U. S. Navy, May 1, 1864, allowed by Provost 
Marshal General upon enrolment, with exception of recent enlistments in the "Sabine" 
ReceiTjing Ship. 



TOWNS. 



Acton 

Alfred 

Berwick . . . 
Baldwin. .. 
Bridgton . . 
Biddeford.. 
Brunswick , 

Buxton 

Cornish. . . . 



Cape Elizabeth. 

Casco 

Cumberland.. . . 

Dayton 

Eliot 

Falmouth 

Freeport 

Gorham 

Gray 

Hollis 

Harpswell 

Harrison 

Kennebunk .... 
Kennebunkport 

Kittery 

Lebanon 

Limerick 

Limington 

Lyman 

Naples 

Newfield , 



Credits 
as per 

enrolment. 



1 
1 

12 
11 
12 



Credits 
claimed by 
towns, and 
certified by 
Pro. Marl's. 



9 
10 



19 



13 
1 

3 
6 

b 
4 

23 



10 



Recent 
enlistments 
not hereto- 
fore credi 
ted. 



14 



Total. 



1 

11 

1 

1 

12 
18 
30 



39 

14 
3 
8 
2 

19 
2 
2 

,3 

12 

is 

14 

78 
3 



10 



APPENDIX F. 
Naval Credits First District, — Continued. 



401 



TOWNS. 



Credits 

as per 

enrolment. 



Credits 
claimed by 
towns, and 
certified by 
Pro.Mar'ls 



Recent 
enlistments 
not hereto- 
fore credi- 
ted. 



Total. 



New Gloucester. . 
North Berwick. . 
North Yarmouth. 

Otisfield 

Parsonsfield 

Portland 

Pownal 

Raymond 

Saco 

Scarboro' 

Sebago 

Standish 

Shapleigh 

Sanford 

South Berwick'. . 
Waterborough . . . 

Westbrook 

Wells 

Windham 

Yarmouth 

York 



1 

254 
2 



28 
2 



37 
1 



10 



3 

18 



Total 

r 6-21 

Biddeford, sub-dist. \ 8—1 J. : 

I 9—2 I 
I 10—0 I 

1 11-2 J 



5 

4 
11 



1 

319 

5 

8 

12 



1 
1 

8 
27 
2 
7 
6 
3 

14 
18 



:12 



495 I 197 66 I 758 

(-42-441 
I 43—51 I 
I 44—52 I 
Portland, sub-dist. \ 45—32 J- =254 
I 46—22 I 
I 47—16 I 
1^48— 37 j 



Statement of additional " Naval Credits," returned since August 24, 1864, allowed by 
"Commission," to and including September 5, 1864, exclusive of any recent enlistments 
included in returns of the Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General. 
First District of Maine. 



TOWNS. 


Number of 

additional 

credits. 


Allowed and 

transferred 

from "Gen'l 

Credit" of 

State. 


Total. 


Biddeford 


10 
8 
8 
7 
5 
3 




10 


Cumberland 




8 


Eli9t 


i 

4 


9 


Gray 


11 




5 




1 

3 


4 




3 




13 

1 
1 


13 






1 


York 




1 








Total 


56 


9 


65 



49 



402 ' PAPER CREDITS. 

Statement of Credits of Naval enlistments, apportioned to the several towns and plan- 
tations specified, from the General Credit of the same to the State. 

First District of Maine. 



TOWN. 


Number. 


TOWN. 


Number. 




3 


" Recapitulation." 








3 








Total . 




3 


Total 


3 



War Department, Adj. General's Office, Washington, D. C, October 26, 1870. 

OfiBcial, Thomas M. Vincent, Ass't Adjutant General. 



NAVAL CREDITS OP SECOND DISTRICT OF MAINE. 

This list of credits comprises all enlistments in the naval service of the United States, 
of whieh returns have been received up to and including August 24, 18G4, embracing 
the one hundred and thirty-nine seamen in the U. S. Navy May 1st, 18G4, allowed by 
Provost Marshal General upon enrolment, with exception of recent enlistments in the 
Receiving Ship " Sabine." 



TOWNS. 



Albany 

Auburn 

Avon 

Andover 

Arrowsic , 

Bath 

Bethel 

Bowdoinham ... 

Bowdoin. 

Brownfield 

Buckfield 

Byron 

Canton 

Carthage 

Chesterville. . . . 

Danville 

Denmark 

Durham 

Dixfield 

East Livermore. 
Farmington .... 

Freeman 

Fryeburg 

Oilead 

Greene 

Grafton 

Georgetown ... . 

Greenwood 

Hanover 



Credits 

as per 

enrolment. 



3 
5 

i 

1 
43 

i2* 

i* 

1 
1 



Credits 
claimed by 
towns, and 
certified by 
Pro.Mar'ls. 



10 



Recent 
enlistments 
not hereto- 
fore credi- 
ted. 



Total. 



6 
5 

i 

1 

54 

i2 

*i 
1 
1 



10 



APPENDIX F. 
Naval Credits Second District, — Continued. 



403 



TOWNS. 


Credits 

as per 

enrolment. 


Credits 
claimed by 
towus, and 
certified by 
Pro.Mar'ls. 


Recent 
enlistments 
not hereto- 
fore credi- 
ted. 


Total. 






9 




9 
































2 






2 












16 

1 
1 
1 
1 






16 




13 




14 






1 








1 








1 


















































New Sharon 




















Norway '. 


5 

7 

1 






5 




4 




11 


Paris 




1 




1 




1 


Phillips 










2 

1 
10 






2 


Perkins 






1 




1 




11 


Porter 
















Roxbury 












5 
3 


19 


1 


25 


Rumford 


3 










Strong 












3 






3 




















Sweden ■. 




















Temple 




10 
1 




10 




9 




10 


Upton 








1 






1 


Wales > 


















Weld 


2 






2 










West Bath 


2 
4 
1 






2 




1 

1 




5 


Woodstock 




2 











































































































404 



PAPER CREDITS. 
Naval Credits Second District, — Continued. 



TOWNS. 


Credits 

as per 

enrolment. 


Credits 
claimed by 
towns, and 
certified by 
Pro. Marl' 8. 


Recent 
enlistments 
not hereto- 
fore credi- 
ted. 


Totel. 


















































































No. 1, Range 3, and Jackson plantation. 


















Total 


184 


82 


2 


268 



Additional Naval Credits returned since August 24, 1864, allowed by "Commission" 
to and including September 5th, 1864, exclusive of any recent enlistments included in 
returns to the Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General. 

Second District op Maine. 



TOWNS. 


Additional 
credits. 


Allowed from 

general credit 

of State. 


Total. 




1 
3 
1 
4 
10 
4 
2 
7 
3 
1 




1 






3 






1 




1 
3 


5 


Porter , 


13 




4 


Stow 




2 






7 


Wales 




3 


Woolwich 




1 








Total 


36 


4 


40 



Statement of credits of naval enlistments apportioned to the several towns and planta- 
tions specified from the general credit of the same to the State. 

Second District op Maine. 



TOWN. 


Number. 


TOWN 


Number. 


Androscoggin. 


6 
2 

8 

1 

2 

1 
1 


Rangely 


1 


East Livermore 


Temple 


1 


Greene 


Weld 


10 




Eustis plantation 


3 


Total 




2 




Letter "E" 


1 


Franklin. 


Perkins 


1 


Carthage 




1 


Chesterville 


No. 3 


1 


Kin'gfield 


No. 6 


1 


Madrid 


No. 2, Range 2 


1 



APPENDIX F. 
Naval Enlistments, — Continued. 



405 



TOWN. 



Dallas 

Sandy River plantation. 

Washington , 

Strong 



Total 




Oxford. 

Andover 

Andover North Surplus 
Andover South Surplus . 

Albany 

Byron 

Dixfield 

Gilead 

Grafton 

Hanover , 

Mexico 

Oxford 

Paris , 

Peru 

Porter . . 

Roxbury 

Stow 

Stoneham , 



Number. 



TOWN. 



Uppton 

Woodstock 

Franklin plantation. 
Fryeburg Academy . 

Hamlin Grant 

Lincoln 

Milton 

Riley 

Ingalls 



Total , 



Sagadahoc. 
Richmond 



Total 



Recapitulation. 
Androscoggin county. . . 

Franklin county 

Oxford county 

Sagadahoc county 



Total 



Number. 



29 

4 
4 



33 

29 
4 



74 



War Department, Adj. General's OflSce, Washington, D. C, October 26,-1870. 

Official, Thomas M. Vincent, Assistant Adjutant General. 



NAVAL CREDITS OF THE THIRD DISTRICT OF MAINE. 

This List of Credits comprises all enlistments in the Naval Service of the United States 
of which returns have been received up to and including August 24, 1864, embracing the 
ono hundred and thirty-nine seamen in the U. S. Navy May 1, 1864, allowed by Provost 
Marshal General upon enrolment, with exception of recent enlistments in the Receiving 
Ship " Sabine." 



Augusta . . 
Anson ... . 
Albion . . . 
Athens . . . 

Alna 

Bingham . 
Belgrade . 
Benton . . , 
Brighton . 
Boothbay . 
Bremen . . 
Bristol . . . 



TOWNS. 



Credits 

as per 

enrolment. 



26 



Credits Recent 

claimed by'enlistments 
towns, and not hereto- 
certified by fore credi- 
Pro.Mar'ls. ted 

2 

i 



10 



Total. 



28 



34 
8 
18 



406 



PAPER CREDITS. 
Naval Credits Third District, — Continued, 



TOWNS. 



Credits 

as per 

enrolment. 



Cambridge. 
Chelsea.. .. 

China 

Canaan.. . . 
Carratunk . 
Clinton — 
Concord . . . 
Cushing . . . 
Cornville .. 
Detroit 



Damariscotta. . . 

Dresden 

Embden 

Edgeoomb 

Fairfield 

Farmingdale. .. 

Fayette 

Friendship 

Gardiner 

Harmony 

Hallowell 

Hartland . . . v.- 

Jeflferson 

Lexington 

Litchfield 

Manchester . . . . 

Madison 

Mayfield 

Monmouth 

Mercer 

Mt. Vernon . . . . 

Moscow 

New Portland . . 

Newcastle 

Norridgewock ., 

Nobleboro' 

Palmyra 

Pittston 

Pittsfield 

Ripley . 

Readfield 

Rome 

St. Albans. 

Sidney , 

Somerville. . . .. 

Solon 

Skowhegan . . . . 

Southport , 

Smithfield . . . . 
St. George. ... 

Starks 

Thomaston 

Union 

Vassal borough 

Vienna 

Waterville ... . 

Wayne 

West Gardiner. 



Credits Recent 
claimed by enlistmtnts 



towns, and 
certified by 
Pro.Mar'ls. 



14 
4 

5' 
1 
5 



11 
1 



1 

17 

1 

2 



3 
2 

"2 
17 

2i" 
1 

16 
3 

11 



not hereto- 
fore credi- 
ted. 



14 
7 
"2 



Total. 



APPENDIX F. 

Naval Credits Third District, — Continued. 



407 



TOWNS. 


Credits 

as per 

enrolment. 


Credits 
claimed by 
towns, and 
certified by 
Pro.Mar'ls. 


Recent 
enlistments 
not hereto- 
fore credi- 
ted. 


Total. 




1 
3 
3 
7 
3 
5 
14 






1 








3 




2 

3 
10 

3 
33 

1 




5 






10 




13 


Whitefield 




8 






47 






1 




6 




5 






































































No. 1, R. 3, E. Ken. river 




















No. 2, R. 2 
































1 


1 




2 






























324 


164 


1 


489 



Additional Naval Credits returned since August 24, 1864, allowed by "Commission" 
to and including September 6, 1864, exclusive of any recent enlistments included in re- 
turns to the Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General. 

Third District op Mainb. ^ 



TOWNS. 


Additional 
Credits. 


Allowed from 

Gen'l Credits 

of State. 


Total. 




9 
6 
1 
4 
1 
14 


1 
6 


10 


Bristol 


11 




1 




3 


7 




1 




1 
12 


15 




12 




2 
1 
1 
1 
2 


2 


Sidney 


18 


14 


Starks 


1 


Thomaston 




1 


Winthrop 




2 








Total 


41 


36 


77 



408 



PAPER CREDITS. 



Statement of Credits of Naval enlistments apportioned to the several towns and plan- 
tations specified, from the General Credits of same to the State. 

Third District op Maine. 



TOWN. 



Kennebec. 

Belgrade 

Benton 

Farmingdale 

Hallowell 

Pittston 

Rome 

Winthrop 

Sidney 

Monmouth 



Total. 



Knox. 

Washington 

Matinicus Isle 

Muscle Ridge 



Total. 



Boothbay . 

Bristol 

Somerville . 
Southport . , 
Waldoboro' . 
Westport . . 



Lincoln. 



Number. 



1 
1 
1 
2 
I 
1 
11 
2 
6 



26 



3 

10 
2 
1 
1 
1 



TOWN. 



Monhegan . 
Total.. 



Somerset. 

Brighton 

Cambridge 

Harmony 

Concord 

Lexington ,. 

Madison 

NorridgewooK 

Starks 

Ripley 

Carratunk 



Total . 



Recapitulation. 

Kennebec County 

Knox County 

Lincoln County 

Somerset County 



Total. 



Number. 



19 



3 
2 
5 
4 
3 
5 

12 

14 

3 

2 

5 



58 



26 

4 

19 

68 



107 



War Department, Adj. General's Office, Washington, D. C, October 26, 1870. 

OfiBcial, Thomas M. Vincent, Ass't. Adjutant General. 



NAVAL CREDITS OF THE FOURTH DISTRICT OF MAINE. 
This List of Credits comprises all enlistments in the Naval Service of the United States 
of which returns have been received up to and including August 24, 1864, embracing the 
one hundred and thirty-nine seamen in the U. S. Navy, May 1, 1864, allowed by Provost 
Marshal General upon enrolment, with exception of recent enlistments in the Receiving 
Ship " Sabine." 



TOWNS. 


Credits 

as per 

enrolment. 


Credits 
claimed by 
towns, and 
certified by 
Pro.Mar'ls. 


Recent 
enlistments 
not hereto- 
fore credi- 
ted. 


Total. 


Acton 


1 
1 


3 




■4 


Abbott 




1 


Amity 








Argyle 










Atkinson 


1 

1 

75 






1 


Ashland 






1 


Bangor 


6 




»1 



APPENDIX F. 
Naval Credits FQurth District, — Continued. 



409 



TOWNS. 


Credits 

as per 

enrolment. 


Credits 
claimed by 
towns, and 
certified by 
Pro.Mar'ls. 


Kecent 
enlistments 
not hereto- 
fore credi- 
ted. 


TotaL 
























1 


2 




3 










2 


2 




4 










6 


12 




18 




















4 

1 
3 


3 




7 


Carroll 




1 








3 


Chester 








Clifton 






. >. 
















3 


8 
3 




11 


Dexter 




3 




1 
1 
1 




1 




5 
1 




6 


Eddington 




2 








Enfield 










Etna 


2 
1 






2 


Exeter 


1 
3 




2 


Foxcroft 




3 


Fort Fairfield 






Garland -. 


2 






2 


Glenburn 


















Greenville 










Greenfield 










Guilford 










Hampden 


26 


9 




35 


Hodgdon 






Herman , 




1 
1 




1 


Houlton 






1 


Holden 


2 




2 










Hudson 










Kenduskeag 




3 




g 


Kingsbury 


1 




1 


Lagrange 








Lee 










Levant 




2 . 




2 


Linneus 








Lincoln ; 




1 




1 


Littleton 








Lowell 


1 


2 

1 




3 


Lyndon 




1 




2 




2 


Maxfield ; 








Medford ' 










Milo 




1 




1 


Monticello 








Milford 










Monson 










Masardis 










Maysville 












3 






3 


New Limerick 









410 PAPER CREDITS. 

Naval Credits Fourth District, — Continued. 



TOWNS. 


Credits 

as per 

enrolment. 


Credits 
claimed by 
towns, and 
certified by 
Pro.Mar'ls. 


Recent 
enlistments 
not hereto- 
fore credi- 
ted. 


Total. 




2 






2 




4 




4 


Orneville 


1 




1 


Orono 








Orient 










Orrington 


5 


2 




7 








Parkman 




















Plymouth 












1 






1 


Presque Isle 






1 


Springfield 




1 




1 


Sangerville 


1 






Sebeo 


















Stetson 
















Sherman 












1 






1 


Winn 


1 




1 










Williamsburff 




















Washburn 








































Barker plantation 




















Chesuncook plantation 




















Dion plantation 




















Dayton plantation 




















Daigle plantation 




















Eaton plantation 










Elliottsville plantation 




















Fremont plantation 










Forestville plantation 




















Grant Isle plantation. 




















Haynesville plantation 




















Island Falls plantation 




















Levant plantation 
















». 




Letter "B," R. 1, plantation 




















Macwahoc plantation 




















Mapleton plantation 










Merrill plantation 










Moluncus plantation 










Moro plantation 











APPENDIX F. 411 

Naval Credits Fourth District, — Continued. 



TOWFS. 



Mattamiscontis plantation . 

Medway plantation 

Mt. Crillis plantation 

Monterey plantation 

Nash^nlle plantation 

No. 1, So. Division 

No. 2, Grand Falls 

No. 4, R. 1 

No 2, K. 5 

No. 3,R. 5 

No. 6, R. 9 

No. 1, R. 4, plantation 

No. 6, R. a, plantation 

No. 11, R. 1, plantation . . . 

No. 9, R. 6, plantation 

Pattagumpus plantation. . , 
Portage Lake plantation. . . 

Reed plantation 

Rockabetna plantation 

Sarsfield plantation 

St. John plantation 

St. Francis plantation 

Van Buren plantation 

Wallagrass plantation 

Webster plantation 

Woodville plantation 

Woodland plantation 

Westfield plantation 

Mt. Chase 

Whitney Ridge 



Total . 



Credits 

as per 

enrolment. 



153 



Credits 
claimed by 
towns, and 
cejtified by 
Pro.Mar'ls. 



Recent 
enlistments 
not hereto- 
fore credi- 
ted. 



79 



Total. 



232 



Additional Naval Credits since August 24, 1864, allowed by " Commission" to and 
including September 5, 1864, exclusive of any recent enlistments included in returns to 
the Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General. 

FoTTKTH District of Maine, 



TOWNS. 



Brewer 

Carmel 

Etna 

Hampden .. . 
Orrington . . . 
Passadumkea; 
Winn 

Total.... 



Additional 
Credits. 



22 



Allowed from 

Gen'l Credit 

of State. 



Total. 



22 



412 



PAPER CREDITS. 



Statement of Credits of Naval Enlistments apportioned to the several town and plan- 
tations specified from the General Credit of same to the State. 

FoDRTH District of' Maine. 



TOWN. 



Aroostook. 

Amity 

Alleguash plantation. . 

Bridgewater , 

Bancroft 

Belfast 

Crystal plantation 

Fort Kent 

Fremont 

Forrestville 

Grant Isle 

Hodgdon 

Hamlin 

HaynesTille 

Island Falls 

Linneus 

Littleton 

Lyndon 

Leavit plantation 

Limestone 

Letter "R,"R. 2 

Merrill 

Macwahoc 

Marsardis 

Montieello... , 

Mapleton 

New Limerick 

No.ll,R.] 

No.l5, R. 7 

No.5, R.3 , 

No. 9, R. 6 

No. 18,R. 10 

No.9,R. 5 

No. 16,R. 10 

No.7,R.ll 

Orient 

Presque Isle 

Reed plantation 

Smyrna 

Sarsfield 

Sherman 

Weston 

Washburn 

Wallagrass plantation 

Letter "B," Alva 

Westfield 

Total 



Number. 



55 



TOWN. 



Penobscot. 

Alton 

Argyle 

Bradley 

Burlington , 

Carmel 

Enfield 

Etna , 

Greenbush , 

Rowland 

Hudson 

Lee 

Levant 

Lowell , 

Maxfield 

Milford 

Passadumkeag 

Prentiss 

Springfield 

Winn 

Mattawamkeag 

Garland 

Total 

Piscataquis. 

Bowberbank 

Blanchard *. 

Medford 

Monson 

Kingsbury 

Shirley 

Wellington 

Williamsburg 

Total 

Recapitulation. 

Aroostook County 

Penobscot County 

Piscataquis County 

Total 



War Department, Adj. General's Ofiice, Washington, D. C, October 26, 1870. 

Official, Thomas M. Vincent, Ass't Adjutant General. 



APPENDIX F. 



413 



NAVAL CREDITS OF THE FIFTH DISTRICT OF MAINE. 

jThis List of Credits comprises all enlistments in the Naval service of the United States 
of which returns have been received up to and including August 24, 1864, embracing the 
one hundred and thirty-nine seamen in the U. S. Navy, May 1, 1864, allowed by Provost 
Marshal General upon enrolment, with exception of recent enlistments in the Receiving 
Ship "Sabine." 



TOWNS. 


Credits 

as per 

enrolment. 


Credits 
claimed by 
towns, and 
certified by 
Pro.Mar'ls. 


Recent 
enlistments 
not hereto- 
fore credi- 
ted. 


Total. 




6 






6 












1 






1 































Belfast 


46 
2 


8 
3 




54 


Bluehill 




5 




















2 
8 
2 
5 
1 

15 
7 

22 






2 








8 








2 








5 








1 








15 


Calais 






7 


Castine 






22 


Centerville 








Cranberry Isle 


3 






3 










Camden 


21 
3 
4 
3 
2 






21 








3 








4 








3 








2 










Cutler 


3 






3 










Deblois 












8 
4 

1 
4 






8 


Dennysville 






4 








1 


East Machias 


2 




6 








Eastport 


87 
9 

17 
1 

14 
1 
3 
8 
7 
5 






87 




2 
14 




11 


Ellsworth 




31 






1 


Frankfort 






14 








1 








3 




1 

1 




9 






8 






5 












4 
2 






4 








2 












10 

1 
36 

1 


7 




17 






1 


Lubec 






36 








1 



414 PAPER CREDITS. 

Naval Credits Fifth District, — Continued. 



TOWNS. 


Credits 

as per 

enrolment. 


Credits 
claimed by 
towns, anc 
certified by 
Pro.Mar'ls. 


Recent 
enlistments 
not hereto- 
fore credi- 
ted. 


Totol. 




7 
9 
3 

7 
2 






7 








9 








3 








7 




1 




3 










4 


1 
1 




5 






1 


Mariaville 




. . . . 




Meddybemps 










Mt. Desert 


13 
13 


1 





14 


Millbridge 


13 


Northfield 










2 
11 
27 






2 




1 

4 




12 






31 


Otis 








17 
17 

18 
7 
2 
8 
6 

53 
1 

27 


6 

1 




22 






18 






18 


Prospect 






7 


Princeton 






2 


Penobscot 


3 




11 






6 


Rockland 


49 




102 






1 








27 




1 
1 




1 




14 
4 

14 
2 

10 
9 




15 


Swanville 




4 


Sedgwick 






14 


Sullivan 


2 




4 


Surry 


2 


12 


South Thomaston 


1 


10 


Topsfield 






Thorndike 


1 

19 






i 


Tremont 






19 


Trescott 








Troy 


1 

12 

1 

18 

1 


2 




3 


Trenton 




12 


Unity 






1 


Vinalhaven 






18 








1 


Wesley 








Waldo 


4 






4 










Walthaui 












1 

9 






1 


Winterport 


11 




20 
















































No. 9, R. 4 




















No. 18 




















No. 31 










Hog Island 











APPENDIX F. 
Naval Credits Fifth District, — Continued. 



415 



TOWNS. 


Credits 

as per 

enrolment. 


Credits 
claimed by 
towns, and 
certified by 
Pro.Mar'ls, 


Recent 
enlistments 
not hereto- 
fore credi- 
ted. 


Total. 














2 






2 


No. 7 


















No 33. Middle Division 




















Total 


754 


123 


2 


879 



Additional Naval Credits returned since August 24, 1864, allowed by " Commission" to 
and including September 5, 1864, exclusive of any recent enlistments included in returns 
to the Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General. 

Fifth District of Maine. 



Brooks 

Brooksville . 
Cherry field .. 
Hancock. . . . 
Harrington.. 
Isleboro'. . . . 
Lincolntille. 

Lubeo 

Robbinston .. 



Total. 



TOWNS. 



Additional 
Credits. 



11 



Allowed from 

Gen'l Credit 

of State. 



Total. 



12 



Statement of Credits of Naval Enlistments apportioned to the several towns and plan- 
tations specified from the General Credits of same to the State. 

Fifth District of Maine. 



TOWN. 

Hancock. 

Amherst 

Aurora 

Mariaville 

Orland 

Otis 

Fremont 

Waltham 

Wetmore Isle 

No. 7 

No. 33, Middle Division 

Total 




TOWN. 

Knox. 

Appleton 

Vinalhaven 

Total 

Waldo. 

Belfast 

Jackson 

Thorndike 

Palermo 

Prospect 

Searsmont 



Number. 



416 



PAPER CREDITS. 
Naval Enlistments, — Continued . 



TOWN. 



Lincolnville 
Total 



Washington. 

Beddington 

Charlotte 

Perry 

Princeton 

Robbinston 

Topsfield 

Wesley 

Whiting 



Number. 



1 
11 



TOWN. 



Jackson Brook 

Taltnadge plantation. 
Waite plantation 



Total. 



Recapitulation. 

Hancock County 

Knox County 

Waldo County 

Washington County . . . . 



Total. 



Number. 

1 
1 
1 



11 



35 



War Department, Adj. General's Office, Washington, D. C, October 26, 1870. 

Official, Thomas M. Vincent, Ass't Adjutant General. 



Original draft of a letter to the Navxj Department sent through 
Gov. Chamberlain November 19, 1810. 

The names contained in the accompanying schedule are deemed to be the 
names of men enlisted into the marine corps of the United States, at the marine' 
barracks within the District of Columbia during the war of the rebellion. 
They are also claimed to be the names of persons who have no residence or 
domicile within any State of the United States. They appear to have been 
allowed to be credited to the towns in Maine stated in said schedule, under 
some order or sanction of the War or Provost Marshal's office. 

We desire information from the proper bureau of the Navy Department upon 
the following points : 

1st. Were persons of those names actually enlisted in the Marine Corps, in 
the District of Columbia, or elsewhere in the United States, and if so, what are 
the dates of their enlistment? 

2d. Does it appear from the muster rolls that such persons were aliens, or 
had no residence in any State of the United States ? 

3d. Can any order or regulation be found under which several hundred of 
these marine enlistments were credited to Maine, or to districts or sub-districts 
of Maine ? 

4th. Were similar general credits of this class of men given to other States, 
and if so, upon what rule or principle they were distributed as above said ? 

5th. Under what, if any, requisition, sanction, or consent of the proper 
authorities, were recruiting agents or other officials or persons allowed to have 
of the muster rolls of this class of men in the marine corps, and to sell them 
to brokers or the agents of towns to be allowed in lieu of volunteers or drafted 
men on any quota of such towns ? 



APPENDIX F. 417 

It will promote the public objects for which these inquiries are made if they 
can be answered with the least possible delay. 

[Endorsement on the foregoing. 1 
I am sorry the letter has been delayed. It is true we have no proof that the 
men were enlisted in the District of Columbia, but it is probable they were, 
otherwise the list would not have been found there, and it is only because the 
men did not belong to any State, that they were sold to brokers. I have made 
some alterations. Let it go soon as possible. G. "F. T. 

[Note. The foregoing and following letters appear to be identical except 
as to those parts which I have put in italics. — S. W. Lane, Sec. of Senate.] 

STATE OF MAINE. 

Commission of Investigation, ^ 

Appointed under Eesolves of March 24th, 1870, > 

Augusta, November 19, 1870. > 

Hon. Joshua L. Chamberlain, Governor of Maine: 

Sir : — The names contained in the accompanying schedule are deemed to be 
the names of men enlisted into the marine corps of the United States, during 
the war of the rebellion. A list of them, said to be signed by a lieutenant at 
the marifie barracks in Washington, was brought to Maine hy a broker and 
sold for a large price to substitute brokers to be sold again to toivns. They 
are also claimed to be the names of persons who had no residence or domicile 
within any State of the United States. They appear to have been allowed to 
be credited to the towns in Maine stated in said schedule, under some order or 
sanction of the War or Provost Marshal's ofl&ce. 

We desire information from the proper bureau of the Navy Department upon 
the following points : 

1st. Were persons of those names actually enlisted in the Marine Corps, 
at the marine barracks or elsewhere, in the District of Columbia, and if so, what 
are the dates of their enlistment? If not found to be enlisted in the District 
of Columbia, were persons of these names enlisted into the marine corps any- 
where in the United States ? 

2d. Does it appear from the muster rolls that such persons were aliens, or 
had no residence in any State of the United States ? 

3d. Can any order or regulation be found under which several hundred of 
these marine enlistments were credited to Maine, or to districts or sub-districts 
of Maine? 

4th. Were similar general credits of this class of men given to other States, 
and if so, upon what rule or principle were they distributed as above said? 

5th. Under what, if any, requisition, sanction, or consent of the proper 
authorities, were recruiting agents or other officials or persons allowed to have 
control of the muster rolls of this class of men in the marine corps, and to sell 
them to brokers or the agents of towns to be allowed in lieu of volunteers or 
drafted men on any quotas of such towns ? 

It will promote the public objects for which these inquiries are made if they 
can be answered with the least possible delay. 
60 



418 



PAPER CREDITS. 



The information asked here is not in lieu of, but in addition to that asked 
for in our communication of September 3d, 1870. 

Very respectfully. 

Your obedient servants, 

George F. Talbot, ^ 

A. Sanborn, > Commissioners. 

Selden Connor, j 



The schedule sent with letter to Gov. Chamberlain of November 19, 1870, 
was of the following form : 

The information contained in the following schedule is based upon certificates from the 
records of the A. A. P. M. Or. and Provost Marshals of the State of Maine. 



Name. 

Michael M. Mulhan . 

John Maxwell 

Patrick Kearney 

Richard Missett 

Robert McKenney 

Michael McLuad 

AVilliam Weason 

John Terry 

■Christopher Lutz 

John Lynch 

'William Barry 

John Kelley 

Alfred A. Thatcher 

Edwin G. Hoyt 

Patrick Train. 

Andrew W. Anderson 

George W. Brown 

*Georgo K. Bartel 

William Williams, (or Nellins) 

Henry R. Kepp 

William H. Adams 

Thomas McHam.. 

Thomas V. Darling 



Branch of service. Where credited 



Marine corps. 


Alna, 3d District. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


Andover, 2d District 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


Anson, 3d District. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


Athens, 3d District. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 



STATE OF MAINE. 

Executive Department, Augusta, Nov. 26, 1870. 

To Hon. Commissioners of Investigation, &c. : 

'Gentlemen: — Your list of "names of men enlisted into the marine corps," 
has been forwarded to the Secretary of the Navy, with the requests stated by 
you, endorsed by me as deserving as prompt and complete answers as the 
records of the Department will permit. I expect an immediate reply, which 
v?dll be at once transmitted to you. 

Truly yours, 

Joshua L. Chamberlain. 



• APPENDIX F. 419 

STATE OF MAINE. 

Commission of Investigation, ^ 

Appointed under Eesolves of March 24. 1870, > 

Augusta, November SOtli, 1870. ) 

Hon. Joshua L. Chamberlain, Governor of Maine, Brunswick, Me. : 

Sir; — The undersigned, Commissioners appointed under resolves of the 
Legislature of this State '' to investigate in a thorough manner all matters in 
relation to credits allowed on the quotas of towns by the State and general 
government for men not actually put iato the service," respectfully represent: 
That it has become apparent that Joseph H. Manley, Esq., of Augusta, a 
citizen of this State, is an important witness, without whose testimony 
they cannot complete thoroughly the investigation required by said resolves ; 
that said Manley is an officer of the United States connected with the Internal 
Kevenue Bureau, and, as they believe, is now absent in one of the Western 
States employed in the discharge of the duties of said office ; 

Wherefore, they desire that a request, properly sanctioned by yourself, be 
forwarded to the Hon. Secretary of the Treasury, that, if not prejudicial to the 
public service, the said Manley may be temporarily relieved and ordered to 
to report himself immediately after receipt of said order at Augusta, in the 
State of Maine, for the purpose of there giving liis testimony before the said 
Commissioners touching the matters embraced in their said investigations. 
Very respectfully, your obedient servants, 

(Signed) George F. Talbot, j> 

(Signed) A. Sanborn, > Commissioners. 

(Signed) Selden Connor, ) 

Navy Department, Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting, 
Washington, December 14, 1870. 

Sir : — The Bureau respectfully returns herewith the list forwarded by you to 
the Honorable Secretary of the Navy on the 7th September last, and referred 
to in your communication of the 4th October, 1870, — having noted against the 
several names, as far as possible, the data furnished by its records covering the 
years 1864 and 1865, during which period credits were made for enlistments in 
the navy ; also, the information, as far as possible, concerning those men whose 
alleged dates of enlistment are furnished, very few of whom appear to have 
enlisted in the navy on the dates mentioned. 

It will be observed by the list, that a large number of men having similar 
names are reported on the records, and where more than two or three have 
been found, the Bureau has omitted to note their several dates of enlistment, 
&c., in consequence of the difficulty in identifying the men. It is impossible 
to tell the present whereabouts of any of them. The information noted against 
the names marked with a cross, has been furnished by the Commandant of the 
Marine Corps, this Bureau having no cognizance of that branch of the service. 

Very respectfully, your obd't serv't, Wm. Eeynolds,* Chief of Bureau. 
To his Excellency Joshua L. Chamberlain, Governor, 
State of Maine, Augusta, Me. 

[Note. — For the list referred to in the foregoing communication, see Appendix K, 
Schedule C. — Sam'l W. Lane, Sec'y of the Senate.] 

* Or Reynop, see page 397. — S. W. Lane, Secretary of the Senate. 



420 PAPER CREDITS. 

Headquarters, Marine Corps, Washington, D. C, ) 
20tli December, 1870. 5 

The Hon. Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D. C. 

Sir : — The enclosed communications are herewith respectfully returned. 

The information asked as to whether the men named in the schedule were 
"aliens or residents of the different States.," as far as can be ascertained is set 
opposite each man's name, with date and place of enlistment. Beyond the en- 
listments of the first part of the year 1864, there is nothing at headquarters to 
show how or where men enlisted in the marine corps were credited, as by an 
order of the Secretary of the Navy, dated Navy Department, July 23, 1864, 
to the Commandant of the Marine Corps, he was ordered to "direct the re- 
spective recruiting officers of the Marine Corps to report to the Acting Assis't 
Provost Marshals General of States after August 1, 1864, on the 10th, 20th, and 
the last day of each month all enlistments made by them during the previous 
ten days." The muster rolls of the marine corps are under the charge of the 
commanding officers of stations, receiving ships and rendezvous, and the Adju- 
tant and Inspector's office at headquarters. No recruiting agent or person, 
other than those employed as clerks in the above named offices could have had 
control of or access to them. As to whether credits similar to these alleged to 
have been allowed in Maine were allowed in other States, this information can 
only be obtained from the War Department, under whose direction the entire 
recruiting service was conducted. 

By direction of the Brig. General and Commandant, 

Aug. S. Nicholson, Major U. S. M. Corps, 

Adjutant and Inspector. 

Navy Department, Washington, 2 2d December, 1870. 

His Excellency J. L. Chamberlain, Governor of Maine : 

Sir : — I am directed by the Secretary of the Navy to return herewith the list 
enclosed by you on the 26th ultimo, accompanying the request of the Commis- 
sioners of Investigation of the State of Maine, for information as to the enlist- 
ment and service in the Marine Corps of men named thereon. The informa- 
tion requested is given upon the list as far as possible. I beg leave, also, to 
enclose a copy of a communication from the Adjutant and Inspector of the 
Marine Corps, to whom the papers were referred. 

Very EespectfuUy, 

Holmes E. Offlet, Chief Clerk. 

[Note. — For the list referred to in the foregoing communications, see Appendix K, 
Schedule D. — Samuel W. Lane, See'y of the Senate.] 



Washington, D. C, Thursday, 12 M., December 22, 1870. 
Mr. Talbot : — On receipt of your favor of Tuesday last, this morning, I im- 
mediately sent a messenger to the Navy Department for information in the 
premise's. Within please find the answer. 

Very hastily, J. G. Blaine. 



APPENDIX F. 421 

Navy Department, Washington, 22d December, 1870, 11 A.M. 
Sir : — In answer to your inquiry, this moment received, I have to state that 
the information to which you refer, and concerning which you had two inter- 
views with the Secretary, was forwarded to His Excellency, Governor Cham- 
berlain under date of December 14th. I cannot understand why the enclosure 
should have failed to reach the Governor. Some additional papers just re- 
ceived from the Commandant of the Marine Corps will be forwarded to the 
Governor to-day. 

Very Respectfully, 

Your Obd't Serv't, 

Holmes E. Offley, Chief Clerk. 
Hon. James G. Blaine, Speaker, &c., 821 15th St. 

STATE OF MAINE. 

Commission of Investigation, ^ 

Appointed under Resolves of March 24, 1870, > 
Augusta, Me., December 27th, 1870. j 
Hon. Joshua L. Chamberlain : 

Sir: — The Commission appointed by you under the Resolves of the Legisla- 
ture of Maine to "investigate charges against towns," &c., &c., &c., find it 
necessary, in prosecuting said investigations, to ascertain how many men were 
recruited and mustered in, and assigned upon the quotas of districts and sub- 
districts in the State of Maine, in the District of Columbia, or at Camp Barry 
by recruiting agents for Maine under order of the War Department, No. 227, 
issued July 9, 1864. They therefore respectfully request that a communication 
be addressed to the Hon. Secretary of War, requesting a transcript of the rec- 
ords or rolls in the War Department of the names of all enlisted or re-enlisted 
soldiers who were vnustered into the service oi t\\Q United States withia the Dis- 
trict of Columbia or at Camp Barry, who were assigned lipon the quotas of 
Maine during the months of August and September, 1864, together with the 
date of enlistment and of muster, and (if the records show such facts) the place 
of residence of each soldier, the company and regiment in which he had pre- 
viously served, and the recruiting agent by whom or for whom he was enlisted. 
Very Respectfully, 

Your obedient servants, 



STATE OF MAINE. 

Commission of Investigation, ^ 

Appointed under Resolves of March 24, 1870, > 
Augusta, January 2, 1871. j 
Hon. Joshua L. Chamberlain, Governor of Maine : 

Sir : — In the communication from the Navy Department under date o f 
December 14th, 1870, to you, and by you referred to us, it is stated by the 
Chief of Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting that the "Bureau respectfully 
returns herewith the list forwarded by you to the Hon. Secretary of the Navy 
on the 7th September last, and referred to in your communication of the 4th 
October, 1870, having noted against the several names, as far as possible, the 

* No signature. — S. W. Lane, Secretary of the Senate. 



422 PAPER CREDITS. 

data furnished by its records covering tlie years 1864 and 1865, during which 
period credits were made for enlistments in the navy; also the information, as 
far as possible, concerning those men whose alleged dates of enlistment are 
furnished, very few of whom appear to have enlisted in the navy on the dates 
mentioned." 

From this statement we understand that no examination was made to ascer- 
tain whether the men, other than those enlisted during the years 1864 and 1865 
and those of whose enlistments we had furnished data, ever enlisted or 
served in the navy or not. It is a vital point of our inquiry to ascertain 
whether all or any of the men, credits for whom were sold to towns in Maine, 
were real men in the service of the United States, or only fictitious names. 
We have therefore transcribed from the list all the names of men claimed to 
have been in the navy except those against which remarks were inserted while 
it was in Washington, and those whose alleged dates of enlistment 'were given 
when the list was last sent to the Navy Department, and we respectfully 
request that this list, so transcribed, be returned to that department for the 
purpose of having the date and place of enlistment set against each name, if 
shown by any roll, paper or record in the Navy Department. 

Please also request "from the same department a statement as to whether 
or not tlie men in the navy, against whose names entries of the time and place 
of enlistment — all being in the years 1864 and 1865 — were made on the list 
when returned to us, appear to have been credited to districts and sub-districts 
in Maine ; or, if not so credited to Maine, whether or not they were credited 
to the place or State wherein they were enlisted. 

Very respectfully. 

Your obedient servants, 

(Signed) George F. Talbot, ^ 

(Signed) A. Sanborn, > Commissioners. 

(Signed) Selden Connor, j 

STATE OF MAINE. 

Commission of Investigation, ^ 

Appointed under Resolves of March 24, 1870, > 

Augusta, January 6, 1871. ) 

Hon. Sidney Perham, Governor of Maine : 

Sir : — Testimony taken by the Commission appointed under resolves of 
March 24th, 1870, " to investigate in a thorough manner all matters in relation 
to credits allowed on the quotas of towns by the State and general government 
for men not actually put into the service," proves that certain lists of men pur- 
porting to be in the marine corps and naval service of the United States, were 
authorized by Provost Marshal General Fry to be credited to districts and sub 
districts in Maine during the years 1864 and 1865. These lists, or copies 
thereof, are believed to be among the records of the A. A. Provost Marshal 
General of Maine — which records are now in Washington, D. C. — or the 
records of Provost Marshal General Fry. 

It is material that the Commission be furnished with authenticated copies of 
these lists and all correspondence relative thereto — whether by mail, telegraph 
or otherwise — between Provost Marshal General Fry and the A. A. Provost 



APPENDIX F. 423 

Marshal General of Maine ; and we respectfully request that a requisition he 
made upon the Secretary of War for such duly authenticated copies. 

One of the lists of which we desire copies is referred to in the enclosed copy 
of a copy of a communication from Provost Marshal General James B. Fry to 
Maj. Robert M. Littler, A. A. Provost Marshal General of Maine, which copy 
is now on file in the office of the Adjutant General of Maine. 
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 

(Signed) George F. Talbot, > Commissioners 

(Signed) Seldon Connor, S 'commissioners. 

[Note. For reply to the foregoing see Appendix G. — S. W. Lane, Sec. of 
the Senate.] 

War Department, Provost Marshal General's Office, 
Washington, D. C., December 10, 1864. 
Major Robert M. Littler, V. R. C., 

Acting Ass't Provost Marshal General, Augusta, Me. : 
Major: — I enclose herewith papers setting forth a claim for credit for two 
hundred and fifty-one (251) naval recruits shipped by John P. Heath, together 
with his authority to enlist these men. This case is peculiar and special. Gov- 
ernor Cony and yourself are hereby authorized to adjust these credits, under 
the same rules laid down in my letter of July 9th, 1864, to Governor Cony and 
Major Gardiner, appointing them a Commission to ascertain what naval credits 
the State of Maine was entitled to. 

I am. Major, Very Respectfully, 

Your obedient servant. 
Official copy. (Signed) James B. Fry, 

(Signed) Theo. McMartin, Provost Marshal General. 

Capt. Vet. Res. Corps. 

Navy Department, Washington, January 12, 1871. 
Sir : — I deem it proper to inform you that the Chief of the Bureau of Equip- 
ment and Recruiting states to me that owing to the limited clerical force al- 
lowed by law to the Bureau, the enlistment records and other records are much 
behindhand, so much so that it would seriously interfere with the transaction 
of the absolutely necessary current business to detail any part of the force to 
proseeute the very tedious examination required to procure the data asked for 
by the committee of your legislature. Similar calls have reached the Depart- 
ment from other States, and though the Department has endeavored to comply 
with their requests, it finds it impracticable to further set aside the accomplish- 
ment of the ordinary current business. In the case of one of the States, two 
persons were appointed by it to search the records for the history of its en- 
listed men, and I beg respectfully to suggest that such a course on the part of 
Maine would remove all difficulty in the way of obtaining at an early day the 
information desired. 

I have the honor to be. Very Respectfully, 
Your Obd't Serv't, 

Geo. M. Robeson, Secretary of the Navy. 
His Excellency, J. L. Chamberlain, 

Governor of Maine, Augusta, Me. 



APPENDIX G. 



COPIES OF CORRESPOTOENCE 

Between the Naval Commission and A. A. Provost Marshal General of 
Maine with the Provost Marshal General of the U. S. 



[Note. The Commissioners on " Paper Credits " evidently refer, in Appen- 
dix A, item 6, of their report — see page 37 — to the copies of papers accom- 
panying the following letter; yet it is plain the letter and accompanying 
documents could not have heen in the possession of the Commission at the 
time of writing said item 6. Their report was sent to the Senate on the 18th 
of January, 1871, and the letter hears date of 19th January, 1871. See also 
report of Select Committee of the Senate, page 40. — S. W. Lane, See. of the 
Senate.] 

\^Reply to Communication of January 6, 1871, seepage 422.] 

War Department, Adjutant General's Office, 
Washington, D. C, January 19, 1871. 

To the Governor of the State of Maine, Augusta. 

Sir :— Referring to your letter of the 6th inst., transmitting the request of the 
Commission "appointed to investigate all matters in relation to credits allowed 
on the quotas of towns, &c., for men not actually put into service " for authen- 
ticated copies of "lists of men purporting to be in the Marine Corps and Naval 
Service of the United States, author^^ed by Provost Marshal General Fry to 
be credited to districts and sub-districts in Maine during the years 1864 and 
1865, and all correspondence relative thereto," I have in reply to inform you 
that the only men purporting to be in the Marine Corps and Naval Service 
which were ordered to be credited to Maine by the Provost Marshal General 
United States are a list of marines forwarded to Major Littler, November 28, 
1864, with instructions to "credit to the several districts of Maine, provided 
they had not been previously credited," (see letter from Major Littler, A. A. 
P. M. G., dated February 18, 1865), and a list of 251 men enlisted in the naval 
service which was sent to the A. A. P. M. G. of Maine by letter from the Pro. 
Mar. Gen. United States, dated December 10, 1864. 

All the correspondence, by letter and telegraph, connected with the "list of 



APPENl)IX G. 425 

Naval Credits" is transmitted herewith. In relation to the "list of Marines" 
ordered to be credited November 28, 1864, there is no correspondence on the 
files of this office, other tlian that contained in letter of Major Littler of Feb. 
18, 1865, previously quoted. The lists of names mentioned are not on file in 
this office, nor of that of the late A. A. P. M. General for Maine. As these 
credits were distributed to sub-districts by the then Adjutant General of your 
State, it is believed that tlie lists of names are now on file with his records. 
I am, Sir, Very Respectfully, 

Your Obedient Servant, 

E. D. TowNSEND, Adjutant General. 



War Department, Provost Marshal General's Bureau, 
Washington, D. C., July 23d, 1864. 

Maj. J. W. T. Gardiner, 

A. A. Provost Marhal General, Augusta, Me. : 

Major : — The Provost Marshal General directs me to forward you a list of 

men borne on the enrolment lists, as returned to this office prior to February 

24th, 1864, as being in the navy at time of enrolment, who have been already 

credited to the State of Maine pursuant to section 2, amendatory act. This 

list is forwarded to you as Commissioner representing the United States in 

giving credits for seamen under section 8 of enrolment act, approved July 4, 

1864, to guard you against duplicating credits. 

Very respectfully, 

Your obedient servant, 

(Signed) T. A. Dodge, 

Capt. V. R. C, in charge Enrolment Bureau. 

War Department, Adjutant General's Office, 
Washington, D. C, January 19, 1871. 
Official copy. Thomas M. Vincent, 

Ass't Adjutant General. 



War Department, Provost Marshal General's Bureau, > 
Washington, D. C., September 1st, 1864. 5 

(Original by telegraph.) 
Major J. W. T. Gardiner, 

A. A. Provost Marshal General, Augusta, Me. : 
On examination of the records of the Navy Department, I find that only one 
hundred and fifty-eight (158) men have been enlisted in the State of Maine 
during the rebellion. I desire to call your attention to this fact. 

(Signed) James B. Fry. 

Provost Marshal General. 

War Department, Adjutant General's Office, \ ' 
Washington, D. C, January 19, 1871. > 
Official copy. Thomas M. Vincent, 

Ass't Adjutant General. 



426 PAPER CREDITS. 

OflBice A. A. Provost Marshal General, } 

Augusta, Me., September 2d, 1864. ) 
General : — I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your telegram of 
the 1st inst., relative to the " naval credits " of this State, and to say in reply 
that the names of those thus credited are borne upon the enrolment lists of the 
several districts of this State, and are certified to by the provost marshals as in 
the naval service since the commencement of the "rebellion," with the excep- 
tion of those claimed as " general credits," whose names are borne on the lists 
of the several receiving ships as enlisted from the State of Maine. 
I am. General, 

Very respectfully. 

Your obedient servant, 
(Signed) J. W. T. Gardiner, 

Major and A. A. Provost Marshal General. 

Brig. General James B. Fry, Provost Marshal General. 

War Department, Adjutant General's Office, 
Washington, D. C., January 19, 1871. 

Official copy. Thomas M. Vincent, 

Ass't Adjutant General. 

War Department, Provost Marshal General's Office, 
Washington, D. C, December 10, 18G4. 

Major E. M. Littler, A. A. Pro. Mar. Gen'l, Augusta, Maine. 

Major : — I enclose herewith papers setting forth a claim for credit tor two 

hundred and fifty-one (251) Naval Credits, shipped by Jno. P. Heath, together 

with his authority to enlist these men. This case is peculiar and special. 

Governor Cony and yourself are hereby authorized te adjust these credits 

under the same rules laid down in my letters of July 9, 1864, to Governor Cony 

and Major Gardiner, appointing them a Commission to ascertain what Naval 

Credits the State of Maine was.entitled to. 

I am. Major, Very Kespectfully, 

Your Obedient Servant, 

(Signed) James B. Fry, Provost Marshal General. 

War Department, Adjutant General's Office, > 
Washington, D. C, January 19, 1871. 5 

Official copy. Thomas M. Vincent, 

Assistant Adjutant General. 

War Department, Provost Marshal General's Bureau, 
Washington, D. C, December 20, 1864. 

(Original by telegraph.) 

Major R. M. Littler, A. A. Pro. Mar. Gen'l, Augusta, Me. : 

What have you done about the Naval Credits sent you on the tenth instant 

for adjustment. They must be settled immediately. Inform me. 

(Signed) James B. Fry, Provost Marshal General. 

War Department, Adjutant General's Office, ) 
Washington, D. C, January 19, 1871. 5 
Official copy. Thomas M. Vincent, 

Assistant Adjutant General. 



APPENDIX G. 427 

Office Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General, 
Augusta, Me., 21st December, 18G4. 

General : — I have the honor to report, in answer to your telegram of 20th 
inst., asking what had been done towards the adjustment of the list of Naval 
Credits sent to me, that immediately upon the receipt of the communication 
appointing the Governor and myself a Commission to adjust the credits claimed, 
I consulted with the Governor, and with his advice and consent sent an agent 
(at the expense of the State) to compare the list with the records of naval ren- 
dezvous at Boston, Mass., where the men are claimed to have been enlisted and 
mustered in for the quota of Maine. The reason for this action is this : simi- 
lar lists of names have been sent to this office, claiming credits for men in the 
naval service, lists numbering from 25 to 200, and in many cases by investiga- 
tion attempts at fraud discovered, and the credits disallowed. The list sent me 
contained 251 names, and to have been enlisted for the quota of Maine, the 
only proof of which, is the affidavit of Mr. Heath, who is personally unknown 
to me. Therefore, in order that these men should not be credited twice, and 
to prevent fraud, the Commission saw no more expeditious method to adjust 
the matter with justice to all parties, than to send an agent to the naval ren- 
dezvous to ascertain the /ads from the commanding officer at that post. Every- 
thing has been done consistent with accuracy and with a view to the proper 
adjustment of these credits, and the report of the Commission will be for- 
warded at the earliest date after its completion. If desirable that this and 
similar lists be credited to the State at large it can be very readily done. 
I am. General, Very respectfully, 

Your obedient servant, 
(Signed) R. M. Littler, Major V. R. C, 

A. A. Provost Marshal General. 
Brig. Gen'l James B. Pry, Provost Marshal General, 
Washington, D. C. 

War Department, Adjutant General's Office 
Washington, D. C, January 19, 1871. 

Official copy. Tuomas M. Vincent, 

Assistant Adjutant General 

War Department, Provost Marshal General's Bureau, 
Washington, D. C, December 22, 1864. 

(Original by telegraph.) 
Major R. M. Littler, A. A. Pro. Mar. Gen'l, Augusta, Me. : 

Why don't you answer my telegram of the twentieth (20), about the Naval 
Credits ? Do so immediately. 

(Signed) James B. Fry, Provost Marshal General. 

War Department, Adjutant General's Office, > 
Washington, D. C, January 19,, 1871. 5 

Official copy. * 

Assistant Adjutant General. 

* No signature. — S. W. Lane, Secretary of the Senate. 



428 PAPER CREDITS. 

Copy of telegram. (Provost Marshal General's Office.) 

Office U. S. Military Telegraph, War Department. 
The following telegram received at Washington, 1: 50 P.M., Dec. 22, 18G4. 
From Augusta. December 22, 1864. 

Brig. Gen. James B. Fry, Provost Marshal General. 

Your telegram of twentieth, as to Naval Credits, answered same day as fol- 
lows : Commission to have naval enlistments properly credited, have sent an 
agent, expense of State, to navy yard, Boston, to obtain residence, &c., of men 
on list sent. Particulars by mail yesterday. 

(Signed) K. M. Littler, Major and A. A. P. M. G. 

War Department, Adjutant General's Office, > 
Washington, D. C, January 19, 1871. 5 
Official copy. Thomas M. Vincent, 

Assistant Adjutant General. 



Office A. A. Provost Marshal General, 

Augusta, Me., December 23d, 1864. 

General: — I have the honor to report relative to the adjustment of lists of 
naval credits sent me December 10th, '64, that I called upon Adjutant General 
Hodsdon, and also upon Gov. Cony immediately upon the receipt of the list of 
names. It was suggested by Gov. Cony that the State should send an agent to 
the receiving ship in Boston harbor to obtain the place of residence of the men 
named on the list. As the Governor had had similar lists to dispose of, and 
the last list sent being referred to a Commission, consisting of Gov. Cony and 
myself, I consented to the proposition of Gov. Cony. 

I yesterday called upon the Governor and the Adjutant General of the State 
in relation to the matter. Gov. Cony, who has been an invalid for the last 
two months, said that as soon as he could he would at attend to it. 

I would respectfully state that over twelve hundred names have been pre- 
sented by different parties, claiming that the men are now in the navy, and should 
be credited to towns in this State. 

In order to do justice to all parties, and to prevent the men being credited 
twice if credited at all, it is necessary that a thorough investigation should 
be made, which is the cause of the delay in sending the report. 

I am. General, 

Very respectfully. 

Your obedient servant, 
(Signed) R. M. Littler, 

Major V. R. C, A. A. Provost Marshal General. 
Brig. General James B. Fry, Provost Marshal General, 
Washington, D. C 

War Department, Adjutant General's Office, ) 
Washington, D. C., January 19, 1871. > 
Official copy. Thomas M. Vincent, 

Ass't Adjutant General. 



APPENDIX G. 429 

War Department, Provost Marshal General's Bureau, ) 
Washington, D. C, December 23d, 1864. 5 

(Original by telegraph.) 

Major Eobert M. Littler, 

A. A. Provost Marshal General, Augusta, Me. : 

Your report as to naval credits has not been received. Send it immediately 
that the whole business of the draft under the July call may be closed up. 

(Signed) James B. Fry, 

Provost Marshal General. 

War Department, Adjutant General's Office, ) 
Washington, D. C, January 19, 1871. 5 
Official copy. Thomas M. Vincent, 

Ass't Adjutant General. 



War Department, Provost Marshal General's Bureau, 
Washington, D. C, January 11, 1865. 

(Original by telegraph.) 

Major K. M. Littler, A. A. Pro. Mar. Gen'l, Augusta, Me. : 

I have received no report of the Naval Credits sent you on tenth (10) Decem- 
ber, for adjustment. The matter must be wound up at once. Send report. 
(Signed) James B. Fry, Provost Marshal General. 



Official copy. 



War Department, Adjutant General's Office, ) 
Washington, D. C., January 19, 1871. 5 

* 

Assistant Adjutant General. 



Office A. A. Provost Marshal General, 
Augusta, Me., January 12, 1865. 

Brig. Gen'l James B. Fry, Provost Marshal General, 
Washington, D. C. 

General : — I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your telegram of this 
day, calling for report of the Naval Credits sent me December 10th for adjust- 
ment, and to report, that on the 21st day of December I forwarded a commu- 
nication explaining the cause of delay in making the report, and on December 
24th, in answer to your telegram on the same subject, I sent the following tele- 
gram : "The Commission has directed the list of Naval Credits, forwarded on 
the 10th inst., to be placed to the general credit of the State. They will be 
assigned to the sub-districts with as little delay as possible." In accordance 
with the above decision, the list of Naval Credits is being adjusted, and the 
men assigned to sub-districts by the Adjutant General of the State as rapidly 
as possible, and a report will be made at the earliest moment after the distri- 

* No signature. — S. W. Lane, Secretary of the Senate. 



430 PAPER CREDITS. 

bution of the credits. I regret that luy communications on this subject have 
not reached you, and hope that it will not occur again. 

I am, General, Very respectfully, 
Your obedient servant, 

(Signed) E. M. Littler, Major V. R. C, 

A. A. Pro. Mar. General. 

War Department, Adjutant General's Office, 
Washington, D. C., January 19, 1871. 
Official copy. Thomas M. Vincent, 

Assistant Adjutant General. 



Office A. A. Provost Marshal General, 
Augusta, Me., January 13, 1865. 

Brig. Gen'l James B. Fry, Provost Marshal General, 
Washington, D. C. 

General : — His Excellency, Governor Cony, has submitted to me an official 
communication, addressed to him by Capt. Greene and Lieut. Hawley, U. S. 
Navy, commander and executive officer of the U. S. Receiving Ship Ohio, 
stationed since the rebellion began at Charlestown, Mass. 

These naval officers certify to the reception on board of their ship of some 
thirteen hundred and fifty men, believed to belong in Maine, in addition to the 
two hundred and fifty-one which have already been placed to the general credit 
of Maine for enlistments on some receiving ship. In accordance with the 
original directions from your office, the greater part of these men were credited 
to the States where their enlistment took place, but it is believed that some 
three hundrfed and fifty, regularly enlisted in Maine, have never yet been cred- 
ited to this State. Inasmuch as no receiving ship has ever been in Maine, ex- 
cept during a very brief period in the summer of 1864, it was necessary that 
those enlisting in the navy from this State should report to Charlestown or 
Brooklyn, and it is a well established and conceded fact that a large number of 
bona fide residents of Maine now serving in the navy have been credited to 
other States. While it is impracticable to reverse or correct this, the fact 
itself affords good ground for dealing generously with Maine in crediting the 
actual enlistments of her own citizens not heretofore credited to other States 
after the time for such credits has expired. 

After consultation with the Governor, I have the honor to suggest, that the 
Commission be allowed to consider the case submitted in the communication 
of Capt. Greene and Lieut. Hawley, with power to assign to the general credit 
of Maine such men as may be found to have enlisted within this State not here- 
tofore credited upon its quota or upon the quota of any other State. The 
Governor agrees with me that the credits thus obtained may not exceed two 
hundred, and cannot exceed four hundred and fifty. I may add, that the Gov- 
ernor assures me that this is the last case of naval credits which he will sub- 
mit to your consideration. Finding the authorities and the people here so 
patriotically anxious to respond to all calls upon them, I feel the more solicit- 



APPENDIX G. 431 

ous that all their reasonable requests should be granted. It is under this feel- 
ing that I have ventured to urge this case with such earnestne'ss. 
I am, General, Very respectfully, 
Your obedient servant, 
(Signed) K. M. Littler, Major V. R. C, 

A. A. Pro. Mar. General. 

War Department, Adjutant General's Office, > 
Washington, D. C.,' January 19, 1871. ) 

Official copy. Thomas M. Vincent, 

Assistant Adjutant General. 



War Department, Provost Marshal General's Bureau, 
Washington, D. C, January lith, 1865. 

(Original by telegraph.) 

Maj. R. M. Littler, A. A. Pro. Mar. General, Augusta, Me. : 

Send statement of apportionment to districts of two hundred and fifty (250) 

naval credits, allowed by Commissioners, and their terms of service, by 

telegraph. 

(Signed) James B. Fry, 

Provost Marshal General. 

War Department, Adjutant General's Office 
Washington, D. C., January 19, 1971. 

Official copy. Thomas M. Vincent, 

Ass't Adjutant General 



Copy of telegram. (Provost Marshal General's office.) 

Office U. S. Military Telegraph, War Department. 
The following telegram received at Washington 9.05 A. M., January 16, 1865. 

From Augusta, Me., January 15, 1865. 
Brig. Gen. James B. Fry, Provost Marshal General: 

The Commission have- made the following arrangement of the two hundred 
and fifty-one (251) naval credits : first district, thirty; second district, one hun- 
dred ; third district, one hundred ; fifth district, twenty-one. 

(Signed) R. M. Littler, 

A. A. Provost Marshal General. 

War Department, Adjutant General's Office, 
Washington, D. C, January 19, 1871. 
Official copy. . Thomas M. Vincent, 

Ass't Adjutant General 



War Department, Provost Marshal General's Bureau, > 
Washington, D. C, January 23d, 1865. 5 



Maj. R. M. Littler, A. A. Pro. Mar. General, Augusta, Me. 

Major : — In reply to your communication of 13th inst., in relation to credit- 
ing proportion of thirteen hundred and fifty naval credits contained in list 



432 PAPER CREDITS. 

forwarded you by Commander and Executive officer of Receiving Ship Ohio, 
Charlestown Navy Yard, to State of Maine, I will say that the subject cannot 
be re-opened at this time. 

Very respectfully. 

Your obedient servant, 
(Signed) James B. Fry, 

Provost Marshal General. 

War Department, Adjutant General's Office, ") 
Washington, D. C, January 19, 1871. ) 

Official copy. Thomas M. Vincent, 

Ass't Adjutant General. 



War Department, Provost Marshal General's Bureau, 
Washington, D. C, February 13th, 1865. 

(Original by telegraph.) 

Maj. R. M. Littler, A. A. Pro. Mar. General, Augusta, Me. : 

I am informed that efforts are being made in the State of Maine to secure 
credits on certificates of naval enlistments ; that Pike and Manley, substitute 
brokers at Augusta, are engaged in it. You will allow no credits except such 
as are officially reported to you in compliance with circular No. fifty-two (52), 
Adjutant General's office of eighteen hundred and sixty-four (1SG4.) 

Ascertain whether Pike and Manley have any of those certificates ; if so, 
secure them, and ascertain from the officer in whose name they are given, and 
ascertain whether they are genuine, and report the facts to this office. 

(Signed) James B. Fry, 

Provost Marshal General. 

War Department, Adjutant General's Office, ) 
Washington, D. C, January 19, 1871. S 

Official copy. Thomas M. Vincent, 

Ass't Adjutant General. 



Office A. A. Provost Marshal General, 
Augusta, Me., February 17, 1865. 

Brig. Gen'l James B. Fry, Provost Marshal General, 
Washington, D. C. 
General : — I have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your communication 
of February 13th, relative to giving credits for naval enlistments, &c., and to 
report that the provisions of Circular No. 1 of 1865 have been strictly con- 
formed to in giving credits claimed for naval enlistments. Since assuming the 
duties of this office I have been obliged to exercise constant care and watch- 
fulness, and although fraud has been attempted in several instances it has been 
detected in time to prevent credits being given on fraudulent claims. No 
credits have been allowed in the navy aside from actual enlistments duly au- 
thenticated and forwarded to this office by commanders of naval rendezvous, 
except the two hundred and fifty-one (251) naval credits which were ordered 



APPENDIX G. 433 

to be credited to the State at large, and those were not credited to the State 
until the matter had been investigated by Col. Hinds, formerly State agent at 
Washington, who was sent to naval rendezvous at Boston, Mass., and the re- 
ceiving ship Ohio at Charlestown, Mass. Upon consulting the records at those 
places satisfactory evidence was produced that the men rightfully belonged and 
should be credited to the State of Maine. No credits are allowed other than 
those credited on official reports of enlistments and musters by the officer 
making the enlistment. 

I am, General, Very respectfully, 
Your obedient servant, 
(Signed) E. M. Littler, Major V. R. C, 

A. A. Pro. Mar. General. 

War Department, Adjutant General's Office, 
Washington, D. C, January 19, 1871. 
Official copy. ' Thomas M. Vincent, 

Assistant Adjutant General. 

War Department, Provost Marshal General's Bureau, 
Washington, D. C, Februray 18, 1865. 
(Original by telegraph.) 
Major R. M. Littler, A. A. Pro. Mar. General, Augusta, Me. 

My telegram of February thirteenth (13) in regard to Pike & Manley, sub- 
stitute brokers, requires your prompt attention ; report what you have done in 
regard to it. It is said that the present quota of Maine is being filled to a con- 
siderable extent by fraudulent or fictitious credits. You are required to see 
that such is not the case, and that no credit is allowed except for a man actually 
put in since the call. It it is said that A. B. Farwell* of Augusta is connected 
with papers claiming to represent naval enlistments. Let me know if such is 
the case, but do not arrest him without orders from here. 

(Signed) James B. Fey, Provost Marshal General. 

War Department, Adjutant General's Office, 
Washington, D. C, January 19, 1871. 

Official copy. ' Thomas M. Vincent, 

Assistant Adjutant General. 

Office A. A. Provost Marshal General, ). 
Augusta, Me., February 18, 1865. > 
Brig. Gen'l James B. Fry, Provost Marshal General, 
Washington, D. C. 
General : — I have the honor to make the following report in reply to your 
telegrams concerning Messrs. Pike, Manley and Farwell. The absence of 
Gen. Hodsdon and Mr. Pike occasioned the delay of replying before. Mr. 
Manley was appointed on behalf of the State, to make the assignment of the 
251 naval credits allowed by Commission, and discharged his duty. He has 
never presented any other credits to this office. He informs me he has no 

*See pages 434 and 443. — S. W. Lane, Secretary of the Senate. 

51 



434 PAPER CREDITS. 

papers, and never had any in his possession except those authorized by the 
State. As I wrote you on the 17th, the Commission did not allow those credits 
till an agent had been sent to the receiving ship to ascertain the genuineness of 
the enlistments. He found them correct, examined the records, had the rec- 
ords verified by the executive officer, and in addition found some 300 names of 
men enlisted from Maine which bad not been credited, about which I wrote you 
on the loth ultimo, at the suggestion of the Governor, in answer to which I 
received reply, "the subject would not be re-opened for the present." In re- 
lation to the marine credits (with which Mr. Pike, I believe, is connected) the 
list was certified to by the Inspector General of the Marine Service, giving 
date and term of enlistment, and certifying that they had never been credited 
to any State, and was forwarded from your office November 28, 18C4, with in- 
structions "to credit them to the several districts of Maine, provided they had 
not been previously credited." These men were assigned by Adjutant General 
J. L. Hodsdon ; the papers were deposited at the State House, — his absence 
from the city prevents me from obtaining them. A. B. Farwell* has never pre- 
sented any papers to my office, or asked for any credits, or transacted any 
business through my office. I learn upon inquiry that he is now in Washing- 
ton. Several persons have called at my office with papers, claiming to repre- 
sent marine enlistments, which I have invariably refused, my endorsement 
being — "This office has no authority to receive such credits without the ap- 
proval of the authorities at Washington." I understand that these and similar 
papers have been taken to other States, with what result I know not. I am 
aware that much feeling exists in this State, upon which is claimed as facts that 
numbers of men that rightfully belong to Maine have been credited to other 
States as naval enlistments. This is accounted for in part, that many of her 
citizens have been obliged to enlist at Charlesfowu and other naval rendezvous 
from force of circumstances. This matter would have been attended to at 
once had it not been the expected daily arrival of General Hodsdon a^fl'M^."* 
Pike. Hereafter I shall seize all papers presented to my office representing 
naval or marine credits, and report to you by telegram. In conclusion, I as- 
sure you, General, that no credits, with the exception of the two cases referred 
to above, have been allowed to Maine since I took charge of the office. I shall 
endeavor in future, as in the past, to strictly comply with all orders and in- 
structions from the War Department. 

I am. General, Very respectfully. 
Your obedient servant, 
(Signed) E. M. Littler, Major V. R. C, 

A. A. P. M. General. 

War Department, Adjutant General's Office, 
Washington, D. C., January 19, 1871. 
Official copy. Thomas M. Vincent, 

Assistant Adjutant General 



* See communication of A. B. Farwell to Portland Advertiser on this point, page 443. 
S. W. Lane, Secretary of the Senate. 



APPENDIX H. 



COPY OF DISTRIBUTION 

OF THE 251 NAVAL LIST. 



Copy of list of names of two hundred and fifty-one (251) naval recruits credited to the 
State of Maine by order of Provost Marshal General, under call of December 19th, 1864, 
with name of town to which credited. 





Names. 


Town. 


District. 


Remarks. 


1. 

2. 
3. 


F.'Wilson 

P. B. Whittemore . 

L. N. Blake 


Nobleboro'. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 
Carratunk. 

do. 

do. 
C Holden and 
I Denystown. 
Smithfield. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 
Canaan. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 
Dead River pi. 
Rockland. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 


Third. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 
Third. 

do. 

do. 




4. 
5. 
6. 

7. 

8. 


Thomas Hammond 

A. Hodges 

George W. Hathaway 

John A. Morgan 

T. McClellan 




9. 
10. 
1. 
2. 
3. 


William E. Peck 

H. A. Law 

E. Ripley 

J. Ripley 






A. C. Taylor 

J. Bailey ' 




1. 






1 






2 






3 


R. Gilbrath 

L. A. Button 

L. Riply 






4, 






5. 






6. 








1. 


J. T. Horton 


Third, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 




2. 


D. Hall 


3. 


George P. Troy 


)■ See also Southport.* 


4. 


J. J.Gills 


5. 


D. Haslin 




6. 


A. H. Hicks 










1. 

2. 
3. 


N. Redan 

John Ray (or Roy) 

I. Whally 


Fifth, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 




4, 


E. B. Warren 




5. 


S. H. Spencer 




6 


D. K. Smith 




7. 


Wm. 





* This remark appears in pencil in a different handwriting. — S. W. Lane, Sec. of the 
Senate. 



486 



PAPER CREDITS. 
List of Naval Credits, — Continued. 



9. 
10, 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5, 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 
10. 
11. 
12. 
13. 
14. 
15. 
16. 
17. 
18. 
19. 
20. 

I. 



Names. 



John S. Bond , 

R. Clark 

J. P. Clapp 

T. L. Mead 

T. Mellville , 

Benjamin C. Parker 

John F. Phinny 

J. Donnahue 

I. Spencer , 

Silas Smith 

E. Townsend 

J.J. AVest 

John Whipple 

Peter White , 

J . Murphv 

L. P. Dodge 

0. Dean 

T. Meade 

A. A. Mathewson . . , 

Henry Pitman 

J. L. Plow 

JohnM. Robie (?).., 
Samuel E^ Randall . . 

J, A. Rounds 

S. Smith 

James Andres 

H. S. West 

John G. Smith 

Geo. G. Phinny 

F. Mellin 

Joseph McCarty 

N. Halbuam 

E. B. Howard 

Charles D. Bryant... 
Henry J. Brigham . . 

W. Carr. 

N. T. Ford 

D. Gibbon, 

John Ray 

J. M. Perry 

J. Pond 

Peter Daly 

D. F. Bary 

C. H. Myers 

N. T. McDonnell . . . 

Thomas McKinly 

Timothy McDonald . 

E. H. Nash 

A. H. Nichols 

S. Parker 

M. G. Pray 

John Pond 

E. Pieo 

J. F. Roach 

John Rains 

J. A. Silver 

Julius Stone 

Samuel G. Tucker. . . 

Geo. F.Taylor 

John Ward 

L. Wilbur 

M. Williams 

D. Cullan 

Joseph Andre 



Town. 



District. 



Hampden. 


Fourth. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


Dover. 


Fourth. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


Atkinson. 


Fourth. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


Waterville. 


Third. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


Friendship. 


Third. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do 


China. 


Third. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


Hallowell. 


Third. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


Lebanon. 


First. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


Pittsfield. 


Third. 



Remarks. 



Credited to Chelsea, after- 
ward transfer'd to Friend 
ship. 



APPENDIX H. 
List of Naval Credits, — Continued. 



437 



Names. 

J. Burns 

John Byron 

W. R. Cory...'.... 

W. H. Case 

M. 0. Donnell 

George S. Davis. . . 

J. Evans 

E. Faithful 

G. Goldsmith 

J. T. Hewy 

Patrick Keene. .. . 

J. T. Leftem 

J. M. MoGuire. . . . 

P. MuUam 

T. Smith 

P. M. Stevens 

T. G. Trott 

T. Melvin 

W. H. Anderson. . . 
George E. Beals. . . 

W.H. Bishop 

L. Crane 

L. H. Collins 

James Davis 

J. H. Moore 

John L. Brown. . . . 
George B. Boyden. 

J. L. Coleman 

Richard Dolehunt. 
W. M. Fish 

D. McCogle 

M. McGuire. 

John A. Lewis. ... 
Wilder McMitchell 
Phillip Manning.. . 

E. L. Noyes 

W. Sexton . 

L. Sullivan 

I. Case 

T. Caldwell 

Dennis DriseoU. . . . 
John Desmond. . . . 

A. Frazier 

Albert N. Osserm. . 

C. T. Haskins 

I. Irvine 

E. T. Craine 

R. Dunham 

Charles McCarthy . 
G. H. S. Bickman. 

N. Eldridge 

Martin J. Fallam.. 

Henry Greene 

George Hixon 

J. H. Howe 

William Poor 

Dennis Smith 

W. H. Bishop 

William Clements. 

James Conant 

L. F. Dodge 

H. Dexter 

J. Eddy 

G. L. Fisher 



Town. 



Pittsfield. 


Third. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


Detroit. 


Fifth. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


Hartford. 


Second. 


Bingham. 


Third. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


Moscow. 


Third. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


Union. 




do. 




do. 




do. 




do. 




do. 




do. 




do. 




do. 




do. 




do. 




do. 




do. 




do. 




Thomaston. 


Third. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


China. 


Third. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


Webster. 


Second. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


Thomaston. 


Third. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 



District. 



Remarks. 



438 



PAPER CREDITS. 
lAst of Naval Credits, — Continued. 



9. 
10. 

1. 

2. 
3. 
4. 
6. 
1. 
2. 
3. 
1. 
2. 
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6, 
7. 
8. 
9. 
10. 
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 



9. 
10, 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 
10. 
II. 
12. 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

6. 

6. 

1. 

2. 

3. 



Names. 



P. Golvin 

N. Howard 

T. Keenan 

J. Parker 

J. Shamp 

E. Hart 

J. E. Nash 

J. J. Tinn 

S.Thaxter 

J. Blackwell 

F. Daily 

J. 0. Brown 

Daniel Capen 

A. Glendernn 

G. Privity 

John Keepe 

J. Battiste, 

J. A. Wentworth. 

John S. Bond 

Antoine Felix.. . . 
James Norton.. . . 
Leavitt Thaxter . . 
James H. Knox. . 
Samuel Diltch.. . . 
iHorace Dexter. . . 
|W. Eldridge 

I Joseph Columbus. 
I. T. Andrews 

B. E. Parker .... 
ICharles Parke. . . . 

W.Hughes 

;H. A. .Jackson. . . 
John Blackwell . . 
Thomas Abram. . . 

J. Veazie 

John B. Boyle. . . 
John Basline .. .. 
D. W. Jackson.. . 

D. O'Brien 

A. Rogers 

Francis A. Cobb. . 
James McGrath . . 
James Greene.. . . 
R. M.Ashley.... 
M. Beyewburg. . . 
W.H. Bersaugh.. 

D. L. Condon.. . . 

P. J. Coile 

J. Davis 

A. Harper 

E. D. Howard 

M.Lewi? 

J. A. Miller 

D. Murry 

Charles Gerhard. . 

J. Lawrence 

T. Lafftey 

F. W. Lincoln . . . 
J. L. Leonards 

B. C. Parker 

W. B, Parker.... 

D. B. Fox 

W. Fish 

P. Qarridea 



Town. 



Thomaston. 


Third. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


Hebron. 


Second. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


Stowe. 


Second. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


Temple. 


Second. 


do. 


do. 


Hartford. 


Second. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


Harmony. 


Third. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


Augusta. 


Third. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


Waterville. 


Third. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


Pembroke. 


Fifth. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


Rockland. 


Fifth. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


South Freeport. 


First. 


do. 


do. 


do. 


do. 



District. 



Remarks. 



Al'FJiJNJJlA ±1. 

List of Naval Credits, — Continued. 



4i5y 



Names. 



L. M. Knights. .. 
George A. Knapp 

F^ Lefeek 

JoLn Lawrence. . . , 

A. J. Lapham.. . . 
Elijah W. Randall 

J. R. Rodo 

James Arudries . . 

M. L. West 

John J. Smith . . . 
Joseph W. Maxy. 
John Murphy.. .. 

H. F. Curtis 

C. Cobb 

Edward Dyer 

Andrew Deavie. . . 
Dennis Murray. . . 
James McClure. . . 

B. B. Martin , 

C. H.Morse 

E. L. Barnes 



Town. 



South Freeport. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 
Friendship. 

do. 

do. 
Norridgewock. 

do. 
Rockland. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 
Pleasant Ridge. 

do. 
Mt. Vernon. 



District. 



First. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 
Third. 

do. 

do. 
Third. 

do. 
Fifth. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 



Remarks. 



> Transfer'd from Chelsea 

> Transf. from Brighton. 



APPENDIX I. 



COMMUNICATION OF A. B. FARWELL 

TO THE PORTLAND ADVERTISER OF OCTOBER 5, 1869. 



PAPER CREDITS. 
A Letter fkom Hon. A. B. Fakavell — He denies explicitly the charges 

AGAINST HIM — EXPLANATION OF THE CASE. 

Augusta, October 2, 1869. 
To the Editor of the Advertiser : 

More or less for four years, a class of papers and a class of men, have pur- 
sued me with the cry of "paper credits," and "sham substitutes," witliout 
eliciting one word of reply from me. I was content to let time correct a state- 
ment so groundless and false. It has now been revived and assumed new and 
significant importance, as they are pleased to say that I am " The Representa- 
tive dect from Augusta." 

The purpose of this designation is not doubtful. My name has been men- 
tioned favorably for the Speakership, and hence this revival, and hence this 
designation. Allow me to say, that were I not the "Representative elect from 
Augusta," and a candidate for Speaker, basing my aspirations on my own char- 
acter and the confidence and attachment of my friends, I would claim no place 
in your journal now. But is due to my constituents among whom I have lived 
but five years, and who have twice elected me to the Legislature, to show them 
that all such insinuations are baseless, and that their Representative is not per- 
sonally unworthy. 

In your paper of the 28th ult., you say that the towns of Monmouth and 
Readfield have brought actions "against A. B. Earwell, Representative elect 
from Augusta, to recover money paid out during the war, for 'pajjer credits,' 
in other words, for 'sham substitutes' for drafted men." 

Now this statement is erroneous in every word, and in every particular. I 
never had dealings with either of these towns to the amount of ^ne cent, and 
hence they never brought suits against me. So much tor this one statement. 
But now that my hand is in, I propose to exhibit my entire connection with the 
whole business of aiding towns in filling their quotas, that the public may judge 
of my acts, upon a full knowledge of them. 



APPENDIX I. 441 

In 18G4 a draft was pending, that threatened to be more trying to the towns 
of this State than any which had preceded it. It threatened disaster to the ad- 
ministration party, and many towns were alarmed for the result of the Septem- 
ber election. Agents of many of these towns came to Augusta, the Headquar- 
ters of the P. M. General, to see if anything could be done to avoid this draft, 
declaring that unless it was avoided or postponed it would result in a political 
defeat in their Representative districts. They would pay liberally in bounties 
for men outside of their towns, but that the towns themselves could not furnish 
the men under any pressure whatever. 

I had just left the service of the State as its Military and Sanitary Agent at 
Wasliington, and as I was publicly and generally known to have occupied and 
recently vacated that position, agents of towns presumed that I was acquainted 
with the mode of proceeding in enlisting and re-enlisting men in the V. R. and 
other corps, and assigning them to whatever town they chose, and also the en- 
listment of colored men in the District of Columbia and the revolting States, 
tlien just authorized by Congress. Accordingly, town agents with leading men 
of the State supporting them, called on me, and urgently pressed me to aid them 
in averting the calamity which threatened their nominees. Knowing that re- 
cruits could be obtained in that section, and anxious to help these embarrassed 
towns, I consented to make the trial. Being furnished by the Governor with 
all proper authority to enlist men for towns in Maine, I repaired to Washing- 
ton. Before proceeding to canvass for men there, a committee, consisting of 
Ex-Governor Colby* of New Hampshire, Newell of New Jersey, and myself, 
were appointed to confer with the Secretary of War, and ascertaij^ definitely 
that our business met the approval of his department. These men were there 
on the same business as myself. We were informed by Mr. Stanton that we 
had his entire consent. Before proceeding to this interview with the Secretary 
Col. James M. Stone of Kennebunk was added to the committee because of his 
personal aud favorable acquaintance with Mr. Stanton, Thus equipped I suc- 
ceeded in obtaining some sixty or seventy men for, and to whom I paid from 
five hundred dollars to seven hundred each. The money was paid directly to 
the men as enlisted, and in all cases, I think, by Col. B. H. Hinds, then the 
eflJcient Military Agent for Maine at Washington, with whom, as conclusive 
evidence of good faith, the money to pay the bounties had been deposited. 

As fast as I obtained these men I forwarded their muster-in papers to the 
office of the Adjutant General at Augusta, and followed myself, just before Sep- 
tember election. 

I found to my surprise that many of the men enlisted by me, had been as- 
signed to the general credit of the State or to towns of their original enlist- 
ments. I cklled the attention of the State authorities to this fact, and they 
proposed to, and did, make good the loss to me, by giving me a number of un- 
assigned and unclaimed credits, sufficient to reimburse me for my enlistments 
which had been thus wrongfully and by mistake assigned. By this arrange- 
ment the State suffered nothing, and I was only enabled to get hack the money 

* A Gov. Colby is mentioned by Mr. Farwell in his deposition, page 274, probably the 
same person. — S. W. Lane, Secretary of |the Senate. 



442 PAPER CREDITS, 

which I paid ottt. I never had to do, directly or indirectly, with any of the 
class which purported to be "marine corps" or "paper credit men." 

This statement exhibits my entire connection witli the whole subjects of sub- 
stitutes, credits, or enlistments of any kind or description, and that the matter 
may be now put at rest, I submit the testimony bearing on this matter, which 
was laid before the Legislative investigation. 

On January 1, 1866, I wrote Mr. Hinds as follows : 

Dear Sir : — Will you please state, if you have any means of telling, how 
many men you paid for in Washington in August, 1864, as having been enlisted 
for me ? Be kind enough to state also, about how much was paid for each man 
and if it was paid directly to the man enlisting. 

Yours truly, A. B. Faewell. 

Col. B. H. Hinds, Late Mil. Agent, &c. 

Mr. Hinds replied : 

Augusta, January 1, 1868. 

Dear Sir : — In reply to the foregoing, I would say that I do not now definitely 
remember how many men you obtained in Washington, so long a time has 
elapsed since that transaction. Besides, you bought some of Wm. Emery, if I 
recollect, after he had enlisted them, but I do not remember how many. My 
recollection now is, that you obtained somewhere from forty to seventy. The 
men who were paid by me received from $500 to $625 each. I think you paid 
Emery some $700 in one instance. 

Very truly yours, B. H. Hinds, 

Late Mil. Agent, Washington, D. C. 
A. ]?. Farwell, Esq. 

August 31, 1865, I wrote Adjutant General Hodsdon, saying : — Will you 
please say if muster-in papers of men enlisted by me were received at your 
office in August or September, 1864? If so, how many, and what disposition 
was made of them ? Will you also please say if any unassigned naval credits 
were placed at my disposal, and if so, how many and for what purpose? Will 
you also please say if I have had any other men assigned for my benefit, or if 
any have been assigned at my suggestion ? 

His answer is : 

State of Maine, Headquarters, &c., August 31, 1865. 

Colonel A. B. Farwell : 

In reply to yours of to-day, I have to say, that in the summer or fall of 1864 
muster-in rolls of some 60 or 70 enlisted men at Washington and vicinity, were 
received by mail at this office, and the men at once credited to the places of 
their residences as required by the statute, who, it subsequently appeared, 
from receipts, &c., in your possession, were enlisted and paid their bounty by 
you, to fill such quotas as you saw fit, or assumed to fill. Und^r these circum- 
stances the Governor directed that of the unassigned general naval credits a 
sufficient number be placed at your disposal to make good the misappropria- 
tion of your enlistments, as above specified, and no more than sufficient were 
thus appropriated by you. No other men have been assigned for your benefit 
or at your suggestion, or placed at your disposal in any way or manner what- 
ev'er. 



APPENDIX I. 443 

In a word, the extent of your business or other connection with the Adju- 
tant General's office in this State is fully herein set forth. 

Very respectfully your obedient servant, 

JouN L. IIoDSDON, Adjutant General.* 

In reply to an inquiry to the A. A. P. M. General, he wrote :t 

Office A. A. P. M. General, August 22, 1865. 
A. B. Farwell, Esq. : 

Dear Sir : — In reply to yours of the 21st, would say, that you have not pre- 
sented any papers purporting to represent men to my office. I have no know- 
ledge of your furnishing substitutes or filling quotas of towns — in fact, I can 
say since my connection with the office, that you have transacted no business 
therewith. I assumed the duties of this office in November, 1864, and upon 
inquiry I learn that no business was transacted by you under my predecessor. 
I am your obedient servant, 

E. M. Littler, A. A. P. M. General. 

Three years ago this transaction, so far as I am concerned, was subjected to 
the scrutiny of one of the ablest Legislative Committees ever organized in 
Maine — Hon. Joseph H. Williams, General G. F. Shepley, Hon. G. W. "Wood- 
man, and Edmund Wilson, made a part of this committee — and after an in- 
vestigation of almost two months, invigorated by the power of the State and 
the passion of the hour, they thus wrote me : 

Augusta, Maine, February 24, 1866. 
A. B. Farwell, Esq. : 

Sir : — In answer to your inquiry, we state that the evidence introduced be- 
fore the Committee on the Enlistment Investigation, did not, in our opinion, 
even tend to prove any dishonorable, illegal or improper conduct on your part 
in connection with enlistments or naval credits. 
KespectfuUy, 

George W. Woodman, > Chairmen of 
George F. Sheplet, > Committee. 

Now I am done, I hope forever, with this most ungrateful task, one which 
would never have been performed but in vindication of public trust, and for 
the protection of essential interests. If none but myself were interested in 
this matter, I would never have dignified it with my notice — but such is not the 
case. 

The good opinion of those who have made me the custodian of important in- 
terests, and the confidence of those with whom I am called to labor, in behalf 
of our State, demand of me this proper and unvarnished statement — too long 
I know for the reader, only long enough to tell my story. 
I am, very respectfully, 

Your obedient servant, 

A. B. Farwell. 

* See also letter in reply to Wm. S. Dodge, page 341. — S. W. Lane, Secretary of the 
Senate. 

t See also telegram of Provost Marshal General Fry, page 433, and the reply of 
Maj. Littler, 434. — S. W. Lane, Secretary of the Senate. 



APPENDIX J. 



SPECIMEN COPY 

OP KETUEN OP MEN IN NAVY CLAIMED TO BE RESI- 
DENTS OP TOWN OF MERCER.* 



[To be cut in two and lengthened if required.] 

Return of persons resident or liable to enrolment and military duty in the town of 
Mercer who are in the service in the United States Navy. 



NAMES. 



William Andersonf . 

Joel Brewer 

James Bright 

J. Curran 

S. F. Claphlin 

John Dameron 

Josiah Ellet 

Edmund Freeman .. . 

Octavius Gurney 

Joseph H. Hilton... 
Walter W. Ingalls . . 
Patrick McGowan . . 







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u 


13 


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a 




ni 




(U 


6 


3> . 


O § 


2 


21 


Single. 


Laborer. 


Portland 


24 


do. 


do. 


do. 


27 


do. 


do. 


do. 


28 


do. 


do. 


do. 


20 


do. 


do. 


do. 


21 


do. 


do. 


do. 


26 


do. 


do. 


do. 


29 


Married. 


do. 


do. 


20 


Single.' 


do. 


do. 


24 


do. 


do. 


do. 


26 


do. 


do. 


do. 


20 


do. 


do. 


do. 



P g a 
a o t, 

l-H « o 



K. S. Ohio, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 



We, the municipal ofiBcers of the town of Mercer, do certify that to the best of our 
knowledge and belief this return presents a correct exhibit of the enlisted seamen in the 
service of the United States from the said town of Mercer. 

S. B. Walton, ) Selectmen of 

Mercer, August 26, 1864, B. C. Goodwin, > Mercer. 

(Make two copies of this return — one to be sent to the Adjutant General's office, and 
one retained by the town authorities.) 

* Similar copies of this return have already been given in case of the town of Stow, 
see page 197. — S. W, Llne, Secretary of the Senate. 

t See page 368 for same list of names. — S. W, Lane, Secretary of Senate. 



STATE OF MAINE 



In Senate, February 8, 1871. 

Ordered, That two thousand copies of the Report of the Commissioners on " Paper 
Credits," and such portion of the evidence and documents accompanying as is recom- 
mended to be printed in the report of the Select Committee appointed to examine the 
same, together with the report of said Committee, be printed and bound in one volume 
for the use of the Legislature. 

Ordered, That the Secretary of the Senate be authorized and directed to superintend 
the printing of the report and documents designated in the foregoing order. 

Severally read and passed. 

SamueIj W. Lane, Secretary. 



APPENDIX K. 



EVIDENCE AND DOCUMENTS 

Referred to in the Report of the Select Committee of the Senate, pages 
39 and 40, as not being of sufficient importance to be printed.* 



DEPOSITIONS OF OFFICERS AND AGENTS OF TOWNS, AND 
PAPERS ANNEXED THERETO. 

Augusta, Me., Saturday, June 4, 1870. 
Seth Lee of Atkinson, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. Are you one of the selectmen of Atkinson ? 

A. I am. 

Q. Did you, in 18G4 or 1865, in behalf of Atkinson, negotiate with any one 
to obtain persons to be credited on the quotas of Atkinson ? 

A. I did not. 

Q. Who did so negotiate ? 

A. R. A. Snow, one of the selectmen, as chosen agent to fill the quotas, and 
that is all I know about that transaction. 

SETH LEE. 

James R. Marston of Mt. Vernon, sworn and examined. 

BtMk. TALBOT. 

Q. Are you one of the selectmen of Mt. Vernon? 

A. I am, and was last year. 

Q. Did you or not appear before the Commission for Equalizing War Debts 
in behalf of the town of Mt. Vernon ? 

A. I did. 

Q. Wliat claims for reimbursement were disallowed by said Commission ? 

A. Patrick Williams, James Gallagher, Henry Brown and Levins L. Goldy, 
also Prank Ames, Samuel L. Brown, E. L. Barnes and Hiram T. Smith. 

* See also extract from the Journal of the Senate, following Appendix K. 



APPENDIX K. 447 

Q. "What were the grounds of such disallowance ? 

A. They could find no recorded evidence of service of any of these men, 
except in case of Hiram T. Smith. Smith was an inhabitant of Mt. Vernon 
who served as I understood in the navy. We were not allowed reimbursement 
on account of the time of his enlistment having been too early, as I understood 
it. The town of Mt. Vernon paid said Smith $400. 

J. K. MAESTON. 

Augusta, Me., Thursday, June 9, 1870. 
George W. Whitney of Newport, sworn and examined. 

By Mk. TALBOT. 

Q. Who transacted the business for your town of the filling of the quota 
under the call of December, 1804? And have you personal knowledge relating 
thereto ? 

A. Elliot Walker and Elisha W. Shaw, who were on a committee chosen 

by the town for that purpose. 

GEO. W. WHITNEY. 



Augusta, Me., Saturday, June 11, 1870. 
James Carney of Richmond, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. Were you one of the board of selectmen for the town of Richmond in 
1864? 

A. Yes, sir, I was. 

Q. Did you, in behalf of said town, purchase certain credits to be allowed 
on the quotas of said town for 1S64? 

A. I paid for the men of 1864. The board of selectmen, myself among the 
mimber, hired certain men to go on the call of December, 1864. David S. 
Patten was one of the number, but I do not recall the names of the others. 
These were all real men, whom I myself saw, and were allowed in rdimburse- 
ment. The town authorized T. J. Southard to fill the call of July, 1864. We 
hired Mr. Marble of Woolwich to put in eight men — I think it was eight— for 
us under call of December, 1864. 

Q. Were Peter F. Binges, Malcolm Leach, Benjamin D. Morgan and John 
S. Scott residents of Richmond in 1864, or at any time prior, to your know- 
ledge? 

A. They were not. 

Q. Did you or any other member of the board, to your knowledge, sign or 

give any certificate or paper stating that the above named four men did, at any 

time reside in Richmond ? 

A. Not to my knowledge. 

JAMES CARNEY. 



448 PAPER CREDITS. 

Augusta, Me., Tuesday, June 14, 1870. 
JosiAH Mereow of Bowdoinham, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of the town of Bowdoinham for 1864-6 ? 

A. I was. 

Q. As such did you take measures t© fill the several quotas of the town 
previous to 1865 ? 

A. Yes, sir. 

Q. Whether or not about that time did you purchase men or credits to fill 
the quota of the town, of Colby & Pike of Augusta. 

A. I purchased of Colby & Pike eight ipen at $450 each. I did not pur- 
chase credits. 

Q. Wliat statements did Pike & Colby, or either of them make, or what 
was the understanding as to who these men were or where they came from or 
by what authority they sold them ? 

A. I do not recollect that there was anything said in relation to that matter 
at all. They gave me a list of names, none of whom were of men residents of 
our town. They agreed to furnish men, and I had no doubt then that they did 
furnish men. 

Q. Was there any intimation given to you that the men whose names were 
on said lists were navy or marine men already in the service? , 

A. No, sir. 

Q. Did you see or ask to see any of these men ? 

A. No, sir. They said it was all right — that the men were credited on our 
quota. 

Q. Did you require of them any cer-tificate from the military authorities, 
previous to paying for them, that they were credited to the quota of your town ? 

A. I did ; and they produced the proper certificate. 

Q. Did such certificate contain a list of the men, and a receipt for the money 
paid? 

A. It did contain a list of the men, and the receipt for the money was either 
on that paper or on a separate paper. 

Q. Look at this claim of your town for reimbursement, and state whether 
it was made out under your direction. 

A. (Witness looks at the claim of the town of Bowdoinham for reimburse- 
ment, which claim was filed with the Commissioners on Equalization of Muni- 
cipal War Debts.) It was made out by my direction. 

Q. Have you any doubt that the eight names on the bottom of that claim 
marked in red ink "Marine Corps," are the names of the eight men bought of 
Pike & Colby? 

A. I can't say whether they are the men or not. 

Q. Where are the certificates, lists and receipts referred to ? and will you 
give an order on the person holding them, to deliver them to this Commission 
to be annexed to your deposition? 

A. They are with General Hodsdon, who was the attorney for our town be- 
fore the Commission on Equalizing War Debts, and I have already given your 
clerk an order on the General for them. JOSIAH MERROW. 



APPENDIX K. 



449 



Memorandum. — P. R. Millay of Bowdoinham, paid Delany for seven men 
$650 each, of whona four were disallowed. 

A. 

[^Annexed to the foregoing deposition of Josiah Me^-row.'l 

Provost Marshal General's Office, 2d District, State of Maine, ) 
January 27, 1865. 5 

I certify that the following named persons have been duly enlisted and mustered into 
the service of the United States, on the quota of Bowdoinham (sub-district) in this Dis- 
trict, entry of which muster and quota has been made upon my records: 



NAMES. 



Albion Pray , 

John Maher 

Dennis Sullivan , 

Rufus E.Wilcox 

Francis Hamil 

Christopher Mullady 
Robert M. Taylor.... 

John Droper 

James Munday 

Nine persons in all 
I (Signed) 



Recruit for which 
Regiment. 



Coast Guard. 

U. S. Marine Corps. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 

do. 



Date of mus- 
ter. 



Not known, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 



Remarks. 




Nahum Morrill, Capt. and Provost Marshal, 
2d District, Mustering OflBcer. 



$3,600. Augusta, February 3, 1865. 

Received of Josiah Merrow three thousand six hundred dollars in full payment for 
eight 3 years' men placed to quota of Bowdoinham. 

[2 ct. U. S. I. Stamp, cancelled.] (Signed) Colby & Pike. 



Augusta, Me., Tuesday, June 28, 1870. 
Benjamin Hunter of Strong, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. You are now one of the selectmen of the town of Strong, are you ? 

A. I am. 

Q. What means have you taken to procure evidence of the filling of your 
town's quota under the call of December, 1864? 

A. I have procured the depositions of Stephen Morrell and Thomas Ken- 
nedy, who were employed by the town of Strong to fill that quota. On account 
of sickness and for other reasons they were unable to attend in person. I have 
also taken from the files of the town the certificate of Nahum Morrill dated 
January 3, 1865, containing a list of names of seven men procured by said 
Stephen Morrell and Thomas Kennedy, which papers are hereunto annexed, 
marked "A" and "B," respectively. 



52 



BENJ'A. HUNTER. 



450 



PAPER CREDITS. 



[^Papers annexed to foregoing Deposition of Benjamin Hunter.'\ 

A. 

I, Stephen Morrell of Strong, in the County of Franklin and State of Maine, 
on oath depose and say, that I was one of the board of selectmen of Strong 
for the years 1864 and until March, 1865, and that by request of the board of 
selectmen, in company with Thomas Kennedy, also of said Strong, who was 
employed by said selectmen, went to Auburn and contracted with Wright, Har- 
riman & Co., brokers, for seven men to serve on our quota, and after taking a 
receipt from Nahum Morrill, Provost Marshal of this District, certifying that 
John Sifert, Henry Duffy, Abijah D. Ball, James W. Campbell, Henry Done- 
howe, John Hailey and George Jess, seven men, were credited to our town, the 
Adjutant General and Major Littler agreeing thereto, as represented to us, also 
that we then paid said brokers three thousand one hundred and fifty dollars, 
taking a receipt therefor from said brokers. Said receipt is either mislaid or 
lost. These men were represented to us as being discharged soldiers at Wash- 
ington and re-enlisting. All of the above transactions we know to be facts ex- 
cept that we know none of men enlisted as aforesaid. 

(Signed) STEPHEN MORRELL. 

Franklin, ss., June 27, 1870. 

Then personally appeared the said Stephen Morrell and made oath to the 
truth of the foregoing affidavit by him subscribed. 

Before me, (signed) P. M. Stcbbs, Justice of the Peace. 

i, Thomas Kennedy of Strong, in the County of Franklin and State of Maine, 
on oath depose and say, that I have knowledge of the facts stated in the fore- 
going affidavit of said Stephen Morrell, and know them to be true, and myself 
certify to the truth of the same. (Signed) THOMAS KENNEDY. 

Franklin ss., June 27, 1870. 

Subsci'ibed and sworn to by said Thomas Kennedy. 

Before me, (Signed) P. M. Stubbs, Justice of the Peace. 

B. 

Provost Marshal's OfiBce, 2d District, State of Maine, ) 
January 3, 1865. ^ 

I certify that the following named persons have been enlisted and mustered in to the 
service of the United States on the quota of Strong (sub-district) in this District, entry 
of which muster and quota has been made upon my records for return to the Adjutant 
General of Maine: 



NAMES. 



John Sifert 

Henry Duffy 

Abijah D. Ball 

James W. Campbell-. 

Henry Denehowe 

John Hailey 

George Jess 

Seven persons in all 
(Signed) 



Recruit for which [Date of mus- 
Regiment. | ter. 



U. S. Marine Corps. Not known. 



do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 



do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 



Remarks. 



3 years, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 



Nahdm Morrill, Capt. and Provost Marshal, 
2d District, Mustering Officer. 



APPENDIX K. 451 

Jacob B. Ham of Lewiston, sworn and examined. - 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you the mayor of Lewiston in 1864-5 ? 

A. Yes, sir, I was mayor from March, 1863, to March, 1865. 

Q. Did you purchase, in behalf of the city of Lewiston, men to go upon the 
quota of Lewiston under the call of December, 1864 ? 

A. I purchased some men in January, 1865, to go upon the quota of 
Lewiston. 

Q. How many, and of whom, and at what price ? 

A. I purchased twenty- five of Daniel T. Pike, at $450 each. 

Q. State particularly all the negotiations you had with Pike in regard to 
these men. 

A. Well, that was the substance of it — that he would furnish twenty-five 
men for $450 each. I satisfied myself that they would count on our quota. I 
made no inquiry as to where they were or liow he got them. 

Q, Did you, before paying, apply to the Adjutant General at Augusta, and 
ascertain as to the correctness of the transaction? 

A. I did. I don't recollect exactly what he said, but the substance of it 
was that they would count on our quota. 

Q. Did you make a memorandum at the time containing the names of the 
men? 

A. I did. I prepared a receipt with the view of having it signed by Mr. 
Pike, for the sum of f 11,250 for the twenty-five men, but it never was signed 
because the money was paid by another officer of the city, and a receipt given 
by Pike to him. I transferred to this unsigned receipt the names of the men 
taken from the Adjutant General or Maj. Littler — I can't recollect which — as 
the men assigned to our quota bought of Pike. The unsigned receipt is here- 
unto annexed marked "A," and dated Lewiston, January 31, 1865. 

Q. Are these the names of persons known to you or residents of your city 
or vicinity ? 

A. No, sir; I know of no such persons having enlisted in Lewiston. 

Q. Was it your purpose and expectation, in stipulating for this payment of 
$450 per man, to procure the actual enlistment of bona fide men? 

A. No, sir ; I did not think they had twenty-five real men to put into the 
service. 

Q. Had you heard at that time anything about naval credits, and that 
brokers were allotting to towns names of men already in the naval service, 
under some arrangement with thejnilitary authorities of the State or nation or 
both? 

A. I had heard something of naval credits, but how it was managed I have 
no recollection of what my ideas about it were then. 

Q. What property did you suppose Mr. Pike had in these twenty-five men 
which you were purchasing for the sum of about $11,000? 

A. I don't now know what idea I had upon the subject. My principal anxiety 
was to know that they would count on the quota of Lewiston, and I ascertained 
that before paying. 

Q. Was it represented by Pike that he, or any person for him, had ad- 



452 PAPER CREDITS. 

vanced to these twenty-flve men this amount of $11,250, or any part of it, as 
bounties of the towns to which they might be assigned? 

A. I do not think that Pike made any such representations about it. 

Q. Was the claim of your city for reimbursement for these men disallowed 
by the Commission on Equalization of Municipal "War Debts, and if so upon 
what ground? 

A. I have understood that it was disallowed, on the ground that they were 

paper men. 

JACOB B. HAM. 

A. 

[Annexed to the foregoing Deposition of J. B. Ham.'\ 

$11,250. Lewiston, January 31, 1865. 

Received of David Farrar, Treasurer of the city of Lewiston, eleven thousand 
two hundred and fifty dollars for bounty for twenty-five men credited on the 
quota of said city of Lewiston, said men being enlisted for three years, as per 
certificate of Major R. M. Littler, to the Provost Marshal of the 2d District of 
Maine. 

Names of men credited to city of Lewiston : 

John A. Burke, William Moore, Thomas Mehan, Michael Mullay, William 
Roach, James Brady, James B. Crawse, William Cowan,, James C. Page, 
Robert Knox, Philander M. More, John Carroll, Might Curlow, John Graves, 
Benjamin Henecy, Hiram Wayne, James Bradley, Lewis Vansschayer, Jacob 
Hollenberger, George W. Wheeler, John Vickery, Prederick Andrew, James 
Clark, John Pinnigan, August Guathart. 



Augusta, Me., Monday, June 27, 1870. 
CoRYDON Felkek of Solou, swom and examined. 

By Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. Were you one of the board of selectmen of the town of Concord in 
1864-5 ? 

A. I was. 

Q. Did you in that capacity purchase men or credits to be credited on the 
quotas of Concord for 1864, and if yea, of whom, how many, and at what price? 

A. I did, of G. M. Delany & Co., nine men at $600 apiece. 

Q. State, according to your best recollections, what representations were 
made about these men or credits at the time you purchased them by said De- 
lany & Co., or any one of the firm? 

A. G. M. Delany and Frank Davis were the men that I talked with. I 
closed the trade with Delany himself. I think he told me that he had four of 
the men already enlisted. The other five he would have, so that our drafted 
men would'nt have to appear here. He brought the receipts for these four con- 
taining their names, — two from A. P. Davis and two from C. Holmes. I took 
these receipts to General Hodsdon and asked him if it was safe and proper for 



APPENDIX K. 453 

our town to pay for them, and he said 'twas. I also took the receipts for the 
five men signed by W. H. Fogler, stating that "five men not heretofore cred- 
ited to the town of Concord had been this day reported and will be credited to 
said town," and asked Hodsdon. if it would be safe to buy these men to be 
credited to the town of Concord, and he said it would be. I asked about these 
five men, but did not get their names, and I think they told me — Delany told — 
that tne names were on the books at Fogler's office, but I never got their names. 
Fogler, as I understood, was United States mustering officer. I also, that night, 
got a discharge for the drafted men from A. P. Davis. I think they were dis- 
charged on account of the quota's being filled by enlistment. I paid for the 
nine men $5,400, to G. M. Delany & Co., and took their receipt. The receipts 
for the men are with the papers of the town of Concord. I left them there. 
The receipt for the money paid Delany & Co. is in my possession, and is at my 
home. Those receipts will be furnished by the town of Concord, to be annexed 
to this deposition. 

(Papers marked A and B annexed. The four men first spoken of appear to 
have been all right, and were allowed by Com. on E. M. W. D., hence certifi- 
cates of muster and credit are not annexed. — A. C. Walker, Clerk.) 

Q. Did you then or since, know where these five men, or either of them, 
resided? 

A. No. 

Q. Did you inquire of said Delany & Co. what authority they had to furnish 
these men to be credited to your quota ? 

A. No, I did'nt. 

Q. Did you inquire of Adjutant General Hodgdon what authority Delany & 

Co. had to dispose of these men? 

A. I don't think I did. 

CORYDON FELKER. 

\^Papers annexed to foregoing Deposition of Corydon Felher.'] 
A. 

Office Acting Assis't Provost Marshal General, \ 
Augusta, Me., October 3, 1864. ) 

Five men not heretofore credited to the town of Concord, have this day been 
reported to this office and credited to that town, and will be so reported to the 
Provost Marshal of the District. 

(Signed) "W. H. Foglek, Capt. and Inspector. 

B. 

f 5,400. Augusta, October 5, 1864. 

Received of the town of Concord by the hands of Corydon Felker five 
thousand four hundred dollars in full payment for nine men put upon their 
town's quota for three year's service. 

[2 ct. U. S. I. Stamp, cancelled.] (Signed) G. M. Delany & Co. 



454 PAPER CREDITS. 



Augusta, Me., Wednesday, June 29, 1870. 
John Richards of Salem, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. Were you employed by the town of Salem to fill their quota of Decem- 
ber, 1864, alone or with any other agent of the town ? and if with another, who 
was he and where is he now ? 

A. I was employed with Jeremiah D. Ellsworth, who is now in the State of 
Iowa. 

Q. Did he, or yourself, negotiate for the purchase of men to fill that quota ? 

A. He did. 

Q. Of whom did he obtain them ? . 

A. Of Herriman, Libby & Co. 

Q. How many men did he purchase, and what did he pay for them? 

A. As he stated to me, and as appears by the receipt of Herriman, Libby 
& Co., dated "Auburn, January 12, 1865," he paid $1800 for four men. Said 
receipt is hereto annexed, marked "A." 

Q. Did Ellsworth furnish the town with any certificate of the Provost Mar- 
shal of your District containing the names of the men he had obtained, and 
showing that they had been allowed on the quota of Salem? 

A. He did, sir; and the certificate which is dated January 10, 1865, is 
hereto annexed, marked "B," and contains their names. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Are those the names of men residents of your town, or were they ever 
residents of said town ? 

A. They are-not, nor were they ever residents there. 

JOHN RICHARDS. 

[_Papers annexed to foregoing Deposition of John Richards.^ 

A. 

Auburn, January 12, 1865. 
Received of Jeremiah D. Ellsworth the sum of eighteen hundred dollars in 
full for four men mustered into the United States service for three- years and 
credited to the quota of Salem. 

(Signed) Herriman, Libby & Co. 

B. 

Provost Marshal's Office, 2d District, State of Maine, > 
January 10, 1865. ) 

I certify that the following named persons have been duly enlisted and mustered into 
the service of the United States on the quota of Salem (sub-district) in this District, 
entry of which muster and quota has been made upon my records for return to the Adju- 
tant General of Maine: 



APPENDIX K. 



455 



NAMES. 


Recruit for which 
Regiment. 


Date of mus- 
ter. 


Remarks. 


Thomas Clifford 


U. S. Marine Corps, 
do. 
do. 
do. 


Not known, 
do. 
do., 
do. 


3 years, 
do 


Augustus R. Case 


David Connell 


do 


Joseph A; Clark 


do. 



Four persons in all. 
(Signed) 



Nahum Mokrill, Capt. and Provost Marshal, 
2d District, Mustering Officer. 



Augusta, Me., Thursday, June 30, 1870. 
John Montgomery of Boothbay, sworn and examined. 

By Ms. TALBOT. 

Q. What agency had you, if any, in filling the quotas of your town under 
the calls of July and December, 1864? 

A. I was employed by the selectmen of the town of Boothbay as their agent 
to fill those quotas, and as such came here to Augusta in November, 1864, I 
think it was, and went around among the brokers and priced the men. I found 
men offered at f 350 apiece. I finally made a trade with Watts & Wall, who " 
had an office here. The first talk was with Watts. He represented that some 
other party here, whose name I cannot now recollect, but think was Pike & 
Colby, had the control of some men who were enlisted in Virginia — colored 
men. Watts referred me to this other party and went with me to their office. 
I talked with a stout-built man, apparently past fifty years old. He said he 
had men, and named the price, but I do not now remember what it was. I told 
him that if he would get a certificate from the Provost Marshal's office that the 
men were credited on our quota, I would take them ; and he went out and im- 
mediately returned with a certificate containing their names. I find and have 
brought here a certificate dated February 2, 1865, signed by Jos. T. Woodward, 
hereto annexed, marked "A." This certificate was taken from the files of our 
town and, I think, is the same then brought to me. I afterwards paid Mr. 
Watts a sum of money and took his receipt with the understanding that he 
should pay the parties of whom I had certain men the amount agreed upon for 
the same. 

Q. Do you understand that reimbursement for the men named on said cer- 
tificate, or part of them, was disallowed by the Commissioners on Equaliza- 
tion of Municipal War Debts ? 

A. I do not know, but I understand it was disallowed as to six of them. 

Q. Have you ever known persons resident of your town or vicinity of those 
names? 

A. No, sir. 



456 



PAPER CREDITS. 



Q. Did the party of whom you purchased these men say what they had cost 
them or that they had paid bounties to them ? 

A. Not that I recollect. 

Q. Did you consult any of the military or civil authorities here as to the 
legality or regularity of the transaction ? 

A. I went into Major Littler's office, and the man in charge of the quota 

books told me that so many men had been quotaedto our town. I mean all 

the men that I had purchased. 

JOHN MONTGOMERY. 

A. 

\_A71nexed to the foregoing Deposition of John Montgomery.'] 

, Provost Marshal's Office, 3d District of Maine, ) 

Augusta, February 2, 1865. ) 

The following names were credited to the town of Boothbay under date of 



Names. 


Period. 


Names. 


Period. 




3 years. 
do. 
do. 
do. 


Walters, Edward 


3 years, 
do. 








Foley, Theophilus 


do. 


Maybery, John 







I certify that the above names were credited as above stated. 

(Signed) Jos. T. Woodward, Commissioner. 

{^Endorsement on the foregoing.] 
I certify that the within named have received their bounty from the town of Booth- 
bay. (Signed) John Montgomery. 

James Mulligan of Nobleboro', sworn and examined. 



By Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of Nobleboro' in 1864? 

A. I was. 

Q. Did you as such purchase men or credits to be allowed on your quota of 
1864; if yea, of whom, how many, and at what price. 

A. I did, associated with Joseph L. Haynes, of J. P. Deering & Co., pur- 
chase ten men at $410 each. 

Q. What statements, if any, did Deering & Co., or either of them, make to 
you about these men, as to where they were, or who they were, or their 
authority to dispose of them. 

A. I don't remember of any statements except that they were to put ten 
real men upon our quota. 

Q. Did you make any inquiry of the military authorities of the State, or of 
the United States, as to their authority to dispose of these men to be allowed 
on your quota? 

A. We did not. 

Q. Did Deering & Co. furnish you with any certificate showing that these 
men had been allowed on your quota? 



APPENDIX K. 457 

A. They furnished us with the certificate hereunto annexed marked "A," 
dated January 26, 1865, signed by R. M. Littler, and containing the names of 
ten men. 

Q. Have you any receipt showing that you paid the money for them, and if 
not, do you know that the money was paid in full for these men ? 

A. I have no receipt, but 1 do know that it was paid in full. The receipt 
is probably among the private papers of Mr. Haynes, now deceased. 

Q. Were the persons named in certificate marked "A," resident in Noble- 
boro' then, or had they been before to your knowledge ? 

A. They were not. 

Q. Did you obtain these men in good faith, believing that they were actual 
men to be allowed on your quota and to go into the service of the United States ? 

A. We did. We understood that there were paper men or paper credits at 
that time, and we were offered men on better terms, but refused to trade for 
them, believing that they would be paper men. Mr. Haynes was acquainted 
with one of the firm of Deering & Co., and we went to them and bargained for 
real men. 

JAMES MULLIGAN. 

A. 

l^Annexed to the foregoing Deposition of James Mulligan.'] 

OfiBce of A. A. Provost Marshal General, ) 
Augusta, Me., January 26, 1865. 5 
The following credits have this day been made on the quota of Nobleboro': T. Wilson, 
P. B, Whittemore, L. N. Blake, Thomas Hammond, A. Hodges, George W. Hathaway, 
John a Morgan, J. McLellan, Wm. E. Peck, H. A. Lane. Ten in number. 

(Signed) R. M. Littler, A. A. Pro. Mar. General, 

and Sup't Vol. Rect'g Service. 



Prentiss M. Putnam of Rumford, sworn and examined. 

Said Putnam testifies as follows, to wit: 

I am one of the selectmen of the town of Rumford. The person who acted 
for the town in filling the quota under call of December, 1864, was Charles A. 
Kimball, now of Rumford. I, with the other selectmen, caused his affidavit to 
be taken before William C. Prye, a respectable Justice of the Peace of our 
town, and the same was used before the Commission on Equalization of Mu- 
nicipal War Debts, since when it has been in my possession. Mr. Kimball was 
unable to attend here before this Commission, and the selectmen directed me 
to briug said affidavit as evidence of the filling of said quota. I annex said 
affidavit to my deposition. It is marked "A." The two Provost Marshals' 
certificates annexed to said affidavit of Charles A. Bamball are original papers, 
and contain the names of the eight men bought by said Kimball. These names 
are all of strangers and not residents of the town of Rumford. I presented, in 
behalf of the town, a claim for reimbursement for these eight men by name, 



458 PAPER CREDITS. 

and tlie claim was disallowed by the Commissioners on Equalization of Munic- 
ipal War Debts, on the ground that they were what is often called paper men. 
I believe the facts set forth in said Kimball's affidavit to be true. 

PEENTISS M. PUTNAM. 



{^Annexed to the foregoing Deposition of P. 31. Putnam.'] 

A. 

Eumford Point, April 7, 1869. 

Commissioners of Equalization of Bounties, State of Maine : 

Gentlemen : — In December, 1864, I was employed by the town of Rumford 
to procure eight men to fill its quota. I went to Lewiston and made arrange- 
ments with some substitute brokers, to wit : Herriman, Libby & Co., to furnish 
the men ; and when they would bring me papers from the Provost Marshal that 
they had furnished the men I would then pay them. They brought me a certificate 
from the Provost Marshal, Mahum Morrill, that they had furnished the men as 
aforesaid, to serve three years, and they were mustered into the United States 
service on the quota of Rumford, and to the best of my recollection the price 
I paid for procuring said men was $425 each, making ($3400) thirty-four hun- 
dred dollars for all. I took a receipt of them at the time of what I paid them, 
and when I settled with the town treasurer gave it to him. Since then said 
treasurer has died, and the receipt cannot be found. 

(Signed) Chas. A. Kimball. 

Personally appeared Charles A. Kimball and made oath to the truth of the 
above writing. (Signed) Wm. C. Frte, Justice of the Peace. 

l_Papers annexed to the foregoing Affidavit of C. A. Kimball.] 

A. 

Provost Marshal's Office, 2d District, State of Maine, } 
December 31, 1864. 5 

I certify that the following named persons have been duly enlisted and mustered into 

the service of the United States on the quota of Rumford (sub-district) in this District, 

entry of which muster and quota has been made upon my records: 



Names. 


Recruit for which 
Regiment. 


Date of mus- 
ter. 


Remarks. 




U. S. Marine Corps, 
do. 


Not given. 
do. 


3 years, 
do. 


Patrick Couo'hlin 











Two persons in all. 

(Signed) Nahtjm Morrill, Capt. and Provost Marshal, 

2d District, Mustering Officer, 

B. 

Provost Marshal's Office, 2d District, State of Maine, ) 
December 26, 1864. $ 

I certify that the following named persons have been duly enlisted and mustered into 
the service of the United States on the quota of Rumford (sub-district) in this District, 
entry of which muster and quota has been made upon my records for return to the Adju- 
tant General of Maine: 





APPENDIX K. 




459 


Names. 


Recruit for wliich 
Kegiment. 


Date of mus- 
ter. 


Remarks. 


Edwatd Carvin 


U. S. Marine Corps. 


Reported by 

Maj. R. M. 

Littler, A. A. 

Pro. Mar. 

Gen'l of Me., 

Dec. 26. 


3 years, 
do 






do 






do. 


Wm. W. Warren 




do. 






do 










Six persons in all- 
(Signed) 




Nahum Morrill, Capt. and Provost Marshal, 



2d District, Mustering Officer. 



Afgtjsta, Me., Friday, July 15, 1870. 
James Fowler, Jr., of Unity, sworn and examined. 



By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. "Were you one of the selectmen of the town of Unity in 1864? 

A. I was, to March, 1865. 

Q. Did you, early in 1865, procure ten men, or credits for ten men, of one 
G. M. Delany? 

A. I did procure ten men of G. M. Delany & Co., at that time. 

Q. State particularly the negotiations you had and the contract you made 
with said Delany & Co. in reference to said ten men ? 

A. We, Mr. RacklifFand myself, told Mr. Delany that we wanted to con- 
tract for ten volunteers to go on the quota of Unity. He asked us, in the course 
of the conversation, if we wanted paper men or live men ; and we told him 
we wanted live men, and he said he would put in the live men for $450 per 
man ; and we agreed to pay him that when the men were mustered in. Then 
he made a minute of the agreement on his book. "We told him we had been 
to considerable troublie in getting men to fill our quotas, and we should want 
him to make us a discount of $50 ; but he did not enter that on his book, and 
when we came to a settlement he had forgotten, or appeared to have forgotten, 
the talk about the discount of $50 ; but he made the discount after a little talk. 
I don't recollect that he said anything about who the men were, or where the 
men were that he was to put in for us, but I supposed he would get them about 
here. I supposed he had the men here, as there were several persons about 
his office that seemed to be soldiers or recruits. 

Q. Had you at that time any knowledge that brokers were selling names of 
persons already in the naval or marine service of the United States, and would 
you have considered the assignment of the names of such persons a perform- 
ance on the part of Delany of his agreement with you ? 

A. I had heard such report — that is all I know about it — but I should not 



460 PAPER CREDITS. 

have considered the assignment of such men a lulfiUment of his contract with 
us. 

Q. What evidence, if any, did you require of the enlistment of the ten men 
previously to paying for them. 

A. Previous to paying for them I went to the office of the A. A. Provost 
Marshal General of the State and was there assured that ten men furnished by 
Delany had been credited to the town of Unity. 

Q. Did you see the names of the men upon atiy record or roll in said 
office, or were you or your town ever furnished with a list of the names of the 
ten men by Delany or any other person ? 

A. I did not see their names, and they never were furnished to my 
knowledge. The man that looked on the books and told us that ten men had 
been credited to Unity, told us that a certificate containing tlie names of the 
men would be made out and sent to us, but it never was. 

Q. Did you take any advice of the Adjutant General of the State in 
reference to these ten men, and if so, what did he say? 

A. I asked him if they told us that the men were put in if it would be all 
right, and he said, " I suppose so," and that is all the answer he made — I mean 
if the men in the Provost Marshal's office told us that the men were put in. 

Q. Was any reimbursement allowed by the Equalization Commission to 
your town for these ten men ? 

A. Well, we thought that there was a discount made somewhere, as we were 
not allowed so much as we expected. We were never able to furnish that Com- 
mission with the names of the men, and 1 presume that reimbursement was not 
allowed. 

Q. Did you pay Delany & Co. at the agreed rate, and did you take a receipt 
for the amount paid ? 

A. We did pay him and took a receipt which is lost. 

JAMES FOWLER, Jr. 



APPENDIX K. 451 



Augusta, Me., Tuesday, July 19, 1870. 
Horace C. White of Lisbon, sworn and examined. 

BtMk. SANBOEN. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of Lisbon in 1865 ? 

A. I was, from about the first of January, 1865, to March, 1865. 

Q. As such, acting for the town, did you alone, or with other agents of the 
town, purchase men to be credited on your quota under the call of December 
19, 1864? 

A. I did, with Henry H. Thompson and James G. Jordan. 

Q, Of whom did you purchase them, how many, and what did you pay for 
them? 

A. Of Herriman, Libby & Co. ; we purchased ten men for .f 450 each, as per 
receipt marked A, dated January 10, 1865, signed by Herriman, Libby & Co., 
hereto annexed. 

Q. What statements, if any, did Herriman, Libby & Co. make to you about 
these men ; who they were, how they obtained them, and what anthority they 
had to sell them ? 

A. As regards who they were, they stated that they were men who had lately 
been enlisted into the marine corps — I think they said at New Bedford — and 
they, through other parties, could have them credited to our town, and the men 
would receive their bounties without coming here. They said they were real 
men, and were Norwegians or Swedes, I think. 

Q. Did you receive any certificate from the Provost Marshal of your District 
that said men had been enlisted and mustered into the service of the United 
States on the quota of Lisbon ? 

A. I did, and it is hereto annexed, marked B, dated January 10, 1865. 

Q. Did you make any inquiry of the Provost Marshal as to the fact of these 
men's being actual men, to be mustered into the service of the United States as 
above said? 

A. I did ; I asked him a question very similar to that and his answer was 
that he knew nothing about it himself, but if Maj. Littler, his superior officer, 
should send him his certificate that the men were credited to our town, it would 
be all right. He said that he presumed it was all right. 

Q. Did you subsequently see and read a certificate from Maj. K. M. Littler, 
stating that said men had been enlisted and mustered into the service of the 
United States on the quota of Lisbon? 

A. I did see and read it. It contained the names <jf the men the same as 

certificate B. 

H. C. WHITE. 



462 



PAPER CREDITS. 



\^Papers annexed to the foregoing Deposition of H. C. White.'\ 

A. 

Auburn, January 10, 1865. 
Received of the selectmen of the town of Lisbon, by the hands of Messrs. Henry H. 
Thompson, James G. Jordan, H. C. White, agents of said town to procure men for the 
quota of said Lisbon, the sum of forty-five hundred dollars in full for ten men for three 
years' service, credited to the town of Lisbon under call of December 19, 1864. 

(Signed) Herbiman, Libby & Co. 

[2 ct. U. S. I. Stamp, cancelled.] 

B. 

Provost Marshal's Office, 2d District, State of Maine, ) 
January 10, 1865. 5 

I certify that the following named persons have been duly enlisted and mustered into 
the service of the United States on the quota of Lisbon (sub-district) in this district, 
entry of which muster and quota has been made upon my records. 



NAMES. 



Joseph McLaughlin , 

John B. Morgan 

Perry Stantus 

George W. Harris. . . 
William H. Potts... 

Andrew Tibbett 

Henry Foy 

John A. Eichel 

George W. Neville. . 
Augustus Greene . . . . 

Ten persons in all. 
(Signed) 



Recruit for 
which regiment. 



U. S. Marine Corps, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 



Date 
of muster. 



Not known, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 



Remarks. 



Three years, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 



Nahum Morkill, Capt. and Pro. Marshal, 
2d District Mustering Ofiicer. 



APPENDIX K. 463 



Augusta, Me., Thursday, July 21, 1870. 
Israel G. Kimball of Bethel, sworn and examined. 

Bt Mr. SANBOEN. 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of Bethel in 1864, and as such, or as 
agent of the town, did you purchase men to go on the quota of your town under 
call of December, 1864? 

A. I was, and did as agent with Maj. G. A. Hastings, another agent. 

Q. Of whom did you purchase them, how many, and what did you give for 
them ? 

A. We purchased fourteen men of Herriman, Libby & Co., and gave f 6,300 
and took two receipts ; one for $450, dated January 6, 1865, hereto annexed, 
marked "A," and the other for $5,850 of the same date, hereto annexed, 
marked B. 

Q. Did you have any certificate that said men had been mustered into the 
service of the United States on the quota of Bethel? 

A. We did have the certificate of Nahum Morrill, Provost Marshal of the 
2d District, which is hereunto annexed, marked "C," dated January 4, 1865, 
and it contains the names of the men. 

Q. What statements did they make to you about these men. 

A. Well, they stated that they were men that had been enlisted and had 
been credited to no town, and were then in the service. They stated that they 
got them through an agent in Washington, who had been out there and col- 
lected the men. They stated that they had paid them bounties, but did not 
state how much. 

Q. What, if anything, did they say about their authority to dispose of these 
men? 

A. They stated that they had the authority of the Provost Marshal. 

Q. Did you make any inquiry of the Provost Marshal, or the Adjutant Gen- 
eral, as to the authority of Herriman, Libby & Co. to dispose of these men? 
and whether it was safe and proper to buy them to be credited on your quota, 
and if so, what? 

A. I did make inquiry of said Morrill, and he said that he thought that we 
were perfectly safe in purchasing them. 

Q. Was your town refused reimbursement for these men? 

A. It was. 

Q. Did you act in good faith in this matter, believing that these men were 

living men to go into the service of the United States on your quota? 

A. I did. 

I. G. KIMBALL. 



464 



PAPER CREDITS. 



\^Papers annexed to foregoing Deposition of I. Q. Kimball.^ 

A. 

Auburn, January 6, 1865. 

Received of I. G. Kimball four hundred and fifty dollars in full for one 3 years' man 
mustered to the credit of Bethel on the 4th inst. 

(Signed) Herriman, Libby & Co. 

B. 

Auburn, January 6, 18G5. 

Received of Major G. A. Hastings five thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars for 
thirteen men enlisted into the United States service for three years, and credited to the 
town of Bethel. 

(Signed) Herriman, Libby & Co. 



Provost Marshal's Office, 2d District, State of Maine, ) 
January 14, 1865. J 

I certify that the following named persons have been duly enlisted and mustered into 
the service of the United States on the quota of Bethel (sub-district) in this District, 
entry of which muster and quota has been made upon my records : 



NAMES. 



James C. Kelley 

Michael Boyle 

John Swallow 

Alexander McPherson . . . . 

Michael Milady 

John Shea , 

James Dodderville 

James Dougherty 

Claudius A Bailey 

Thomas Stevenson 

George Warwick 

Marshall Given 

Henry McNally 

Bernard McGee 

fourteen persons in all, 
(Signed) 



Recruit for which 
regiment. 



Not known, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 



Date of mus- 
ter. 



Not known, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 



Remarks. 



3 years, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do- 
do, 
do. 



Nahum Morrill, Capt. and Provost Marshal, 
2d District, Mustering Officer. 



Horatio Hight of Scarboro', sworn and examined. 

By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you agent of the town of Scarboro' to fill a quota of the tovi-n 
under some call of 1864? 

A. I was. 

Q. In that capacity did you have any talk with or receive any offers from 
one John P. Heath in relation to filling a quota of the town ? and if so, state 
what the talk was. 

A. I asked Mr. Heath if he could arrange to put any men on the quota of 
Scarboro', and he said he could put in what they might want. We talked of 
ten men. I understood they were to be naval credits already in the navy. I 
had no knowledge in what ship or where recruited. 



APPENDIX K. 465 

Q. State whether or not you consummated the trade, and if not, why not? 

A. I did not, because I was advised by the Adjutant General, after explain- 
ing to him the talk with Heath, not to have anything to do with Heath's men ; 
and upon that I had nothing more to do with the matter. 

Q. What officer of you town, according to your knowledge and belief, went 
on and consummated the matter ? 

A. Mr. James Gunnison, chairman of the selectmen. 

Q. Do you understand that Mr. Gunnison filled the quota with naval credits 
sinailar to those offered to you by Heath ? 

A. I have no information upon that. 

Q. Look at this paper which is a return of residents of Scarboro' liable to 
duty in the military or naval service of the United States, and state if you know 
in whose hand writing the filling of the blank and the signatures are. The re- 
turn is dated August 18, 1864. 

A. It resembles Mr. Gunnison's, and I have no doubt it is his. I mean both, 
the filling and the signatures. 

Q. How many of the persons named in said return do you know to have 
been residents of Scarboro', or to bear family names of residents of Scarboro' ? 

A. I cannot say that I know that any of them were residents of the town. 
Monroe, Carter, Brown, Foye, Jones and Holmes, are Scarboro' surnames. 

Q. As to the other names, have you any knowledge of such persons or fami- 
lies in said town ? 

A. I have not. 

HOEATIO HIGHT. 

An extract copy from the records of the town of Sanford of a vote passed at a- 
meeting held on the 13th day of August, A. D. 1864. 

On motion, voted to choose a committee of one person and authorize him to 
use all means in his power, and go wherever he may think best, and incur what- 
ever expense necessary in se doing to recruit men, find substitutes or negotiate 
with some other person or persons to fill the quota of this town, and report at 
a future meeting of the town. 

On motion, voted and chose George A. Frost committee for the above pur- 
pose. 

I hereby certify, that the above is a true copy from ihe records of the town 
of Sanford. 

Attest : John A. Dennett, Town Clerk of Sanford. 

Sanford, July 19, 1870. 

I, George A. Frost of Sanford, in the County of York and State of Maine, 
depose, testify and say, that in August, A. D. 1864, I was authorized by the 
town of Sanford aforesaid, at a legal meeting of the inhabitants of said San- 
ford, to enlist men for the quota of said Sanford, and to pay a bounty to men 
80 enlisted. On or about the 22d day of September, A. D. 1864, I was at 
Augusta for the purpose of filling Sanford's quota, and one Joseph Manley in- 
formed me that he liad men enlisted at the front or at Washington that was not 
assigned to any" town. I negotiated with said Manley for four of those men for 
the town of Sanford, and went with said Manley to the Acting Assis't Provost 
53 



466 PAPER CREDITS. 

Marshal's office, and Manley took a eertificate from the Acting Assis't Provost 
Marshal, W. H. Fogler, dated September 22, 1864, (which I attach to this affi- 
davit) that four men not heretofore credited to the town of Sanford, are this 
day credited to the town of Sanford, and the Acting Assis't Provost Marshal 
told me that the names of the men should be sent the next day. I did not pay 
said Manley for said four men until after I saw Major Gardiner and asked him 
if I bought those men of Manley if it would be all correct. Major Gardiner 
told me it would be all correct ; then I paid said Manley for the four men $1G00, 
the price agreed upon, he promising me that the names of the men should be 
forwarded. I saw said Manley afterwards, and have written him several times 
for the names of these four men, but the names were never furnished. I took 
a receipt of Manley for the money paid for these four men, at the time I paid 
over the money, and turned the receipt over to the town treasurer in the set- 
tlement with the town. At the time that I negotiated with said Manley for said 
men I acted for tiae town in good faith, supposing that 'said men were then in 
the service of the United States, or were at once to be mustered into the ser- 
vice, from the fact that the Assistant Provost Marshal and Major Gardiner had 
both informed me that it was all correct. 

GEO. A. FROST. 
Sworn to this the 19th day of July, A. D. 1870. 

Before me, A. W. Dam, Justice of the Peace. 

A. 

\_Annexed to the foregoing Affidavit of G. H. Frost.'\ 

Office Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General, ) 
Augusta, Me., September 22, 18G4. 5 

This certifies that four (4) men not heretofore credited to the town of San- 
ford, First Congressional District of Maine, are this day credited to that town 
and will be so reported to the Provost Marshal of the District on this day's 
report of credits. W. H. Foglek, Capt. and Inspector. 



Augusta, Mk., Friday, July 22, 1870. 
Benjamin Turner of Leeds, sworn and examined. 
By Mr. TALBOT. 

Q. Were you or not one of the selectmen of the town of Leeds for 1864-5, 
and in that capacity did you assist in filling the quotas of your town ? 

A. I was, and did assist in filling its quotas. 

Q. State the means which you took to fill your quotas. 

A. To fill the quotas, excepting the last, we enlisted men ourselves, and 
mostly from our town. To fill the last quota, we agreed with Herriman, Libby 
& Co. of Auburn, to put in from seven to ten men. We had a written agree- 
ment with them, and we deposited money enough in the Lewiston Falls Bank 
to meet it, and the cashier was to pay it out when a certificate of credit of a 
man or of men was presented to him. 



APPENDIX K, 



467 



Q. Have you said agreement, and if not, where is it, and if not known, 
state what the agreement was ? 

A. We have not the agreement ; it went into the hands of the next board 
of selectmen, and I do not know where it is. I do not remember the terms of 
the agreement, but I think we were to pay $325 for one year's men and $450 
for three years' men, and they were to fill the quota at those rates. The 
money was to be paid by Small, the cashier, as fast as the brokers presented 
him proper vouchers that men had been furnished and credited to our town. 

Q. Had you any expectation or intention in this arrangement with said 
brokers, to procure any other than actual enlistments of men in this State? 

A. We had not. We expected they would put in as good men as we had 
put in from our own town. 

Q. Had you, at that time, any knowledge or intimation that credits could 
be assigned to towns for men already in either the military or naval service ? 

A. I had no such_ knowledge or intimation. 

Q. Under the authority upon which you were acting, would you have pro- 
cured any such credits knowingly ? 

A. I should not. 

Q. "Were the certificates furnished the cashier of the bank in accordance 
with the agreement made with Herriman, Libty & Co. ? 

A. I find among the papers of the town a certificate of Nahum Morrill, 
Provost Marshal of the 2d District, dated January 7, 1865, which certificate is 
hereto annexed, marked "A." 

Q. Are the five names, mentioned in said certificate, names of persons, 

resident in Leeds, or that you ever knew? 

A. They are not. 

BENJAMIN TURNEE. 



A. 

[Annexed to the foregoing Deposition of Benj, Turner. "l 

Provost Marshal General's OfiBoe, 2d District, State of Maine, > 
January 7, 1865. ) 

I certify that the following named persons have been duly enlisted and mustered into 
the service of the United States on the quota of Leeds (sub-district) in this District, 
entry of which muster and quota has been made upon my records for return to the Adju- 
tant Greneral of Maine: 



NAMES. 


Recruit for which 
Regiment. 


Date of mus- 
ter. 


Remarks. 


John T. Smith 

Patrick O'Brien 


U. S. Marine Corps, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 


Not known, 
do. 
do. 
do. 
do. 


3 years, 
do. 




do. 




do. 


Thomas B. Forgan 


do. 



Five persons in all. 
(Signed) 



Nahum Mobrill, Capt, and Provost Marshal, 
2d District, Mustering Officer. 



468 PAPER CREDITS. 



Augusta, Mb., Wednesday, July 27, 1870. 
Levi Andrews of Pleasant Kidge Plantation, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. Did Pleasant Ridge Plantation, by vote, in a meeting called for that 
purpose, choose Horatio Andrews agent of said plantation to fill its quota, 
under the call of December 19, 1864? 

A. Yes, Sir. 

Q. Was Horatio Andrews, at that time, one of the assessors of said planta- 
tion? 

A. I am very sure he was. 

Q. Did he proceed to obtain men to fill the quota? 

A. He did. 

Q. Where did he go for that purpose? 

A. To Skowhegan. 

Q. Did he obtain men, and if so, how many, and of whom? 

A. He did obtain three men of Tillson H. Dinsmore of Skowhegan, as he 
informed me. 

Q. What did he say he paid for these men? 

A. I think he said he paid $450 apiece for two 3 years' men and $540 for a 
one year's man. 

Q. Did he mention the names of the two three years' men to you? 

A. I think he did, but I do not recollect them. 

Q. Did he show you any paper containing the names ot these two three 
years' men ? 

A. I hav'nt any recollection that he did, but I think he had the name of 
Perley A. Bickford, the one year's man, and that there was some delay in 
getting the names of the two three years' men. 

Q. Did said plantation pay said Horatio Andrews the money which he gave 
said Dinsmore for said three years' men ? 

A. It did ; I paid it myself as treasurer of the pl^intation. 

Q. Upon being shown the claim of said plantation, dated February 9, 1869, 
for reimbursement, are you not satisfied that the sum of $417.50 was paid for 
each of said three years' men? 

A. I am. 

Q. . Is said Horatio Andrews now living? 

A. He is not. He died January 31, 1870. He was my son. 

Q. Have you any papers as to said three years' men being allowed on said 

quota from the Provost Marshal of this District? 

A. Not to my knowledge. 

LEVI ANDREWS. 



APPENDIX K. 469 



Augusta, Me., Thursday, July 28, 1870. 
George L. Riggs of Chesterville, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. SANBORN. 

Q. Were you agent of the town of Chesterville to fill its quota on some call 
in 1864, and if. so, what call? 

A. I was, and I think on the call of July, 1864. 

Q. How many men did you purchase ? ,, 

A. Five. 

Q. Of whom did you purchase them, and what did you pay for them ? 

A. I purchased them of J. H. Manley & Co., for $2,000. 

Q. What did said Manley say, if anything, about these men, who they were 
or where they were, or by what authority he sold them? 

A. Well, sir, I do not recollect what he said about them. 

Q. Did you make any inquiry, before you closed the trade, of the Adju- 
tant General of this State, or of any Provost Marshal, as to Manley's authority 
to sell them, or as to whether it would be right for you to purehase them to 
fill your quota ? 

A. My best recollection is, that I did. 

Q. What was your inquiry, and what reply did you get? 

A. My inquiry was of the Adjutant General, I think, and to know if I pur- 
chased these men of Manley whether they would be allowed on our quota ; and 
he said they would be so credited, I tliink. 

Q. Did you receive any certificate from the Provost Marshal of the 2d Dis- 
trict that these men had been credited to your town on your quota under said 
call? 

A. I don't recollect that I did. 

Q. Did you see any of these men, or have their names furnished you? 

A. I did not. 

Q. Did Manley state to you whether they were aliens or citizens of the 
United States, or in the naval service or in the army of the United States ? 

A. I don't recollect that he did. 

Q. Did he give you a receipt for the money paid for these men, and if so, 
where is it? 

A. The receipt was given to Mr. William A. Whittier of Chesterville, of 
whom I had $400 of the money, I think, and through whom I paid the balance. 
Mr. C. V. Pinkham, one of the present selectmen, informed me before coming 
down here that the receipt was with the Commissioners on Equalization of Mu- 
nicipal War Debts. I left it with the selectmen soon after it was taken; I do 
not find it, and I have reason to suppose that it is with General Hodsdon of 
Augusta, who acted as attorney of the town before said Commissioners, and I 
will give you an order on General Hodsdon for said receipt to be annexed — if 
obtained — to my deposition. (Annexed, niarked A.) 



470 PAPER CREDITS. 

Q. After you purchased said men, did you call upon General Hodsdon to 
see if said men were allowed on your quota, and if so, what did he say ? 

A. I don't recollect that I called on him. 

Q. Did you see that they were credited to Chesterville on the books of the 
Provost Marshal of the 2d District? 

A. I don't recollect that I did. 

Q. Did the Provost Marshal at any time state to you that they were so 
credited ? 

A. I think not. 

Q. From all the knowledge you had, did you believe that said men were 
actually men going into the service of the United States on your quota? 

A. Well, I should say I did not think so, because I supposed that they were 
already inTlie service. 

Q. State the reasons for such supposition? 

A. Well, I think I had heard or learned that the brolcers who sold such 
men had them already in the service who had not been credited to any town. 

GEO. L. KIGGS. 

A. 

{^Annexed to the foregoing Deposition of Geo. L. Riggs.'\ 

Augusta, September 22, 1864. 
Received of M. A. Whittier two thousand dollars for five men credited to 
Chesterville. 

(Signed) J. H. Manlet. 



Augusta, Me., Monday, August 8, 1870. 
T. J. Southard of Richmond, sworn and examined. 
By Mr. SANBORN: 

Q. Did you, in 1864, as Commissioner of the town of Richmond, procure 
men to fill its quota under call of July, 1864? 

A. I procured some. I can't remember how many. Mr. Colby of Litch- 
field, formerly a preacher, came down to Richmond and offered to fill the quota 
of the town for $300 per man ; and we told him if he would do it, we would 
give him $300 per man ; but he did not do it in season, and I and Mr. Blanch- 
ard came to Augusta, and I met Mr. Delany and Mr. Colby — they were to- 
gether. They said they would fill the quota, and I might depend upon it, for 
$300 apiece. I told them that I would give it to them, and when they fetched 
me a certificate from the Provost Marshal of our District that the quota of our 
town was full under the July call, I would pay them ; and they brought me a 
certificate that I didn't like, because it was signed by the Acting Provost 
Marshal, and I told them that if they would get a certificate from the Adjutant 
General that the quota was filled, I would pay them. They brought me the 
certificate from the Adjutant General, dated September 9, 18C4, hereto an- 
nexed, marked " A," and I paid them; but I can't tell what sum, nor the num- 
ber of men that I bought of them. • 



APPENDIX K. 471 

Q. What statements, if any, did said Delany and Colby, or either, make in 
relation to these men ? 

A. I have no recollection of any. They might ; but I don't remember. 
I relied on the annexed statement of the Adjutant General, and believed that 
they were real men. 

Q. Did you ever see the names of said men ? 

A. No, sir. 

Q. Did you know whether these were aliens or citizens of the United 
States? ' 

A. No, sir. 

Q. Will you, if you ascertain the amount paid by you for said men, on your 

return home, furnish us with that amount, and with any paper which you may 

have as vouchers for it ? 

A. Yes, sir, I will. 

T. J. SOUTHARD. 
A. 

{^Annexed to the foregoing Deposition of T. J. Southard.~\ 

STATE OF MAINE. 

Headquarters, Adjutant General's Office, 
Augusta, September 9th, 1864. 

Mr. Southard : — The quota of Richmond under call of July 18, 1864, is 

filled. ♦ 

Yours truly, 

(Signed) John L. Hodsdon, Adj't General. 



Augusta, Me., Tuesday, August 9, 1870. 
Jesse Davis of Lisbon, sworn and examined. 

By Mr. SANBORN : 

Q. Were you one of the selectmen of Webster in 1864-5? 

A. I was. 

Q. In that capacity, did you purchase men to fill your quota ol December, 
1864? 

A. I did. 

Q. Of whom did you purchase said men? 

A. I purchased four of Herriman, Libby & Co. 

Q. Did you have any certificate of the Provost Marshal of your District 
that said four men were allowed on your quota? 

A. Yes, sir, and I annex it to my deposition. It is dated January 11, 1865, 
and marked A. 

Q. What sum did you pay said Herriman, Libby & Co., for said four men? 

A. Eighteen hundred dollars as per their receipt, hereto annexed, dated 
January 17, 1865, marked B. 

Q. What, if anything, did said Herriman, Libby & Co., state about these 
men, as to who they were and where they were, and their right to sell them? 



472 



PAPER CREDITS. 



A. I do not now recollect, except that they assured me they had authority 
to sell them and that it would be all right. 

Q. Did you make any inquiries of the Provost Marshal or of the Adjutant 
General of this State about the right of said Herriman, Libby & Co. to sell 
these men to be allowed on your quota? 

A. "Well, I should think I did not. 

Q. Did you purchase other men to fill said quota, and if so, how many, and 
of whom ? 

A. I purchased other men. I purchased three, I think, of Delany of 
Augusta. 

Q. Did you have any certificate to show that these men were credited on 
your quota ? 

A. I did. I had the certificate of E. M. Littler, hereto annexed, dated 
January 3, 1865, and marked C. 

Q. What sum did you pay Delany for these men ? 

A. I think I paid $450 per man. 

Q. Had you any receipt for this money from Delany ? 

A. I did, but it has been lost or mislaid. 

Q. Did he make any representations about these men and his authority to 
sell them, and if so, what? 

A. I don't recollect what statements he made, except that he assured me 
that he had authority to sell these men and that it was all right.* 

Q. Did you make any inquiries of any officer of the United States or of 
this State, as to his authority to sell these men to be allowed on your quota? 

A. I don't recollect that I did. 

Q. Did the seven men above mentioned reside at that time, or at any time 

before, in the town of Webster, to your knowledge ? 

A. They did not. 

JESSE DAVIS. 

[Papers annexed to theforegoitig Deposition of Jesse Davis.'] 
A. 

Provost Marshal's Office, 2d District, State of Maine, > 
January 11, 1865. 5 

I certify that the following named persons have been duly enlisted and mustered into 

the service of the United States on the quota of Webster (sub-district) in this District, 

entry of which muster and quota has been made upon my records: 



Names. 



Thomas P. Fagan 

John Keeley 

John C. Brown 

Patrick Swann 

Four persons in all. 
(Signed) 



Recruit for which 
Regiment. 



U. S. Marine Corps, 
do. 
do. 
do. 



Date of mus- 
ter. 



Not known, 
do. 
do. 
do. 



iRemarks. 



3 years, 
do. 
do. 
do. 



Nahum Morrill, Capt. and Provost Marshalj 
2d District, Mustering Officer. 



APPENDIX K. 473 

B. 

Auburn, January 17, 1865. 
Received of Jesse Davis the sum of eighteen hundred dollars in full for four men mus- 
tered in the United States service for three years and credited to the quota of Webster. 
(Signed) Herriman, Libby & Co. 



Office of A. A. Provost Marshal General, ) 
Augusta, Me., January 3, 1865. 5 
The follovfing credits have this day been made on the quota of Webster: J. H. Howe, 
Wm. Poor, Dennis Smith. Three in number. 

(Signed) R. M. Littler, A. A. Pro. Mar. General, 

and Sup't Vol. Reot'g Service. 

\_Undorsement on, the foregoing.^ 

Provost Marshal's Office, Auburn, January 26, 1865. 
I certify that the within names have been received at this office. 

(Signed) Nahdm Morrill, Capt, and Provost Marshal, 

2d District of Maine. 



Augusta, Me., Thursday, August 11, 1870. 
George S. Comins of Eddington, sworn and examined. 

BtMr. SANBORN. 

Q. Did the town of Eddington, on the 21st day of January, 1865, hold a 
meeting for the purpose of seeing if the town would raise money to pay hounty 
to volunteers to fill the town's quota under the call of the President for 300,000 
men, being the call of December 19, 1864? 

A. It did. 

Q. Did the town at this meeting vote to pay soldiers a bounty of $500 for 
three years' service ? 

A. Yes, sir. 

Q. Who, if any one, appeared in this meeting and offered to furnish men 
to fill the quota of Eddington ? 

A. A Mr. Archer of Bangor. He lived in Bangor, as I am informed. He 
was called Captain Archer. 

Q. How many men did Eddington want at this time to fill its quota? 

A. Seven, I believe. 

Q. State what offer said Archer made. 

A. He offered to furnished men to fill the quota of the town for $500 a man. 
Subsequently he reduced the price to f 475 per man. 

Q. What action was had upon this offer? 

A. The off'er was accepted. Money was raised to pay for the men. Seven 
men were credited on the quota of Eddington. The town officers hearing a 
rumor — I think seeing something in the papers— that there was something 
wrong about it, refused to pay over the money. They offered to give a con- 
ditional contract to pay in one year if the credits were not disturbed, or he 



474 PAPER CREDITS. 

(Archer) might take the men. Finally he concluded to take the contract. At 
this time it appeared that G. P. Cochrane was a party to the contract, and a 
conditional note for $2800 was given to said Cochrane. The note is hereto 
annexed, marked "A," dated April 3, 1865, and signed by Lawson "Woodbury 
and H. M. Shaw, selectmen, and B. V. Comins, treasurer, whose names have 
been stricken out since the note was given up to Eddington. 

Q. Was a suit commenced on said note by said Cochrane against the town 
of Eddington, and if so, in what year, according to your recollection? 

A. It was sometime in 1866. 

Q. Who was the attorney for the plaintiff in that suit? 

A. A. Libby. 

Q. Who was the attorney for Eddington in that matter ? 

A. Hon. John A. Peters. 

Q. Did the attorney of Eddington have any correspondence with said Libby 
and with Daniel T. Pike, and William T. Johnson, cashier of the Granite Bank 
at Augusta, in regard to said note and action ? 

A. He did. 

Q. Have you letters of said Libby and Pike & Cochrane touching said note 
and action, and if so, will you annex them to this deposition? 

A. I have such letters, and will annex them. The first letter is dated April 
14, 1806, signed by said Cochrane, and addressed to said Johnson. It is marked 
B. The second is dated June 27, 1866, signed by Daniel T. Pike, and addressed 
to Hon. John A. Peters. It is marked C. The third is dated June 10, 1867, 
signed by A. Libby, and addressed to said Peters. It is marked D. The fourth 
is dated June 15, 1867, signed by A. Libby, and addressed to said Peters. It 
is marked E. 

Q. Did said selectmen and treasurer, at the same time, give a similer note 
to said Archer, and if so, for what sum? 

A. They did give a similar note, and I believe it was for the sum of $525. 

Q. Has said note to said Cochrane been given up to Eddington, and the 
action upon it stopped ? 

A. Yes. 

Q. How much did said Eddington pay therefor? 

A. Eifty dollars. 

Q. Has the town of Eddington paid anything on the note given to Archer? 

A. No, sir ; but about the time the Cochrane note was settled the town 
offered to pay ten dollars for the Archer note, and we have never heard from 
it since. 

Q. Did you obtain the names of said seven men, and if so, have you any 
paper showing their names ? 

A. I did, and it is hereto annexed, marked E. It purports to be a tran- 
script from the book of credits under call of December 19, 1864, 4lh District 
of Maine, and contains the names of said men. 

Q. When the town of Eddington accepted said offer of said Archer, was it 
done in good faith, and under the belief that said men were actual men to go 
into the service of the United States under said call ? 

A. It was. GEO. S. COMINS. 



APPENDIX K. 



4t5 



[^Amiexed to the foregoing Deposition of Geo. S. Comins.l 
F. 



Quota seven. 



Eddington. 



McConnell, George . 
Moore, Stephea .. . . 

Meahan, Daniel 

Matthews, Charles., 

Norris, John 

Page, James C 

Buntschke, Ernest. . 



3 


Marine Corps. 


Jan. 26, '65. 


Recruit. 


3 


do. 


do. 


do. 


3 


do. 


do. 


do. 


3 


do. 


do. 


do. 


3 


do. 


do. 


do. 


3 


do. 


do. 


do. 


3 


do. 


do. 


do. 



I certify that the above is a true transcript from the "Book of Credits under call of 
December 19, 1864," 4th District of Maine, and comprises the names of all men credited 
to Eddington under that call. 

(Signed) Thos. C. J. Bailt, Capt. U. S. Army, 

A. A. P. M. General. 

[Note. — The papers referred to, in the Deposition of George S. Comins, as annexed and 
marked respectively A, B, C, D and E, do not appear among the papers transmitted to the 
Senate, but the envelope which contains the foregoing paper marked F, bears the following en- 
dorsement: — "It is thought unnecessary to copy the other papers in this case." — Sauuel 
W. Lane, Secretary of the Senate.] 



Augusta, Me., Tuesday, September 20, 1870. 
Elisha S. Case of Readfield, sworn and examined. 
Bt Gen. CONNOE : 

Q. Were you a selectman of Readfield for the years 1864-5 ? 

A. Yes, sir. 

Q. Did you, in that capacity, purchase men or credits of J. H. Manley and 
Colby & Pike to be allowed on your quotas ? If so, how many, and at what 
price ? 

A. Yes, two men of Manley, but the records of the town show, I think, 
I that six men were purchased of him. I think my colleague must have pur- 
chased the other four; I have no recollection of bargaining for them. I think 
the price of the Manley men was $500 apiece. I purchased eight of Colby & 
Pike for $375 each. 

Q. Did Manley state to you who these men you were buying were, whether 
they were already in the service? 

A. I think he told me that they were already in the service. 

Q. Did you require any evidence that they were credited to your town, be- 
fore you paid for them ? 

A. I did. I am quite positive that I went to the Provost Marshal's office, 
and saw, myself, that they were credited to the town. 

Q. Were you furnished with the names of the men. 

A. No, sir. I asked for their names, and I was answered that the names 
couldn't be given then. I don't recollect who I inquired of, but it was some 
one who, I supposed, had authority to give their names. 



476 PAPER CREDITS. 

Q. Were you furnished with any certificate by the Provost Marshal or the ' 
Adjutant General, of the credit of these men to your town? 

A. I wouldn't say that I was ; but I think that I was. 

Q. Did you negotiate with one, or with both members of the firm of Pike 
& Colby for the eight men had of them ? 

A. I think the whole conversation was with Pike. 

Q. What representations did he make with regard to the men and his 
authority to dispose of them ? 

A. I think that he said that they were in the service. I do not recollect 
whether he said they were in the military or naval service. I don't recollect 
that he told me how he came by them or what authority he had to sell them. 

Q. Did you require any evidence of their credit to your town, before pay- 
ing Pike & Colby for them ? 

A. My impression is that he gave me a certificate from the Provost 
Marshal ; and then, I think, I went to the Provost Marshals' and saw that they 
were credited to the town. 

Q. What guaranty did you have or suppose you had of the correctness of 
the transaction with Pike & Colby — that the men you had of them were bona ; 
fide men ? 

A. The fact that they were credited to our town by the Provost Marshal. 
I supposed that he was an honest man and that it was all right, and was satis- 
fied without inquiring farther. 

By Mr. TALBOT : 

Q. Have you, or did you ever have, a list of the eight men bought of Pike 
& Colby ? 

A. I think not. I made an application for the list and was told by those 
whom I supposed ought to be able to furnish their names — I don't now recol- 
lect who it was — that they couldn't be furnished then, and don't recollect that 
they ever were furnished. I think they never were furnished. 

Q. . Was the town's claim for reimbursement for the men relative to whom 
you have testified, disallowed by the Commission on Equalizing War Debts, 
if so, upon what ground? 

A. I couldn't say only from hearsay. I understood that they were dis« 
allowed. I couldn't say that they were disallowed. 

E. S. CASE. 



APPENDIX K. 



477 



SCHEDULE B. 



[Sec letter from E. D. Toumsend, A. G. V. S. A., pages 399 and 400.] 

List of names of the men borne upon the "Table" furnished by the "Commis- 
sion of Investigation" of the State of Maine, accompanying their letter of 
September 3, 1870, to the Governor of Maine, whose credits to localities 
are verified by the records of the A. A. P. M. G. and Provost Marshals of 
the State of Maine, now on file in this office. 



NAME. 



Michael M. Mulhan 

John Maxwell 

Patrick Kearney 

Richard Missett 

Robert McKenney 

Michael McLuad 

Joseph Thomas 

Bryant Lurra 

William A. Weaver 

William Weason 

John Terry 

Christopher Lutz 

John Lynch 

William Barry 

John Kelley 

Alfred A. Thatcher • 

Edwin &. Hoyt 

Patrick Train 

Andrew W. Anderson 

George W. Brown 

George K. Bartel 

William Williams (or Nelling) . . . 

Henry R. Kepp 

Wm. H. Adams 

Thomas McHam 

Thomas N. Darling 

Charles Myhar 

James Alexander 

S. Spencer 

Peter White 

Silas Smith 

J. Murphy, 3d 

E. Townsend 

J. J. West 

John Whipple 

John D. Hillsman 

Richard Hurd 

Richard Hogg 

Thomas Kelley 

Brieman Keens 

John Lyons 

James C. Kelley 



Branch of Service. 


• Where Credited. 


Marine Corps 


Alna, 3d District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


Army, U. S. C. T. 


do 


do 


do do 


do 


do 


Army, D. C. Inf. 


do 


do 


Marine Corps 


Andovei 


, 2d District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


Anson, 


Jd District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


Athens, 


3d District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 




Atkinso 
do 


n, 4th District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


Marine Corps 


Auburn 


, 2d District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


Bethel, 


2d District. 



47B PAPER CREDITS. 

Names furnished by Commission of Investigation — Continued. 



NAME. 



Branch of Service. 



Michael Boyle 

John Swallow 

Alex McPherson 

Michael Milady 

John Shea 

James Dodderville 

James Dougherty 

Claudius A. Bailey 

Thomas Stevenson 

George Warwick 

Marshal Given 

Henry McNally 

Bernard McGee 

H. W. Anderson 

George E. Beals 

W. H. Bishop 

L. Crane 

J. H.Collins 

James Davis 

J.H.Moore 

Robert Dougherty 

Enoch Jones 

Henry Little 

John Mayberry 

Edward Walters 

William A, Warwick 

John Maher 

Dennis Sullivan 

Rufus E. Wilcox 

Francis Hamil 

Christopher Mullady 

Robert M. Taylor 

John Droper 

James Munday 

Charles D. Bryant 

G. H. S. Biokman 

Henry T. Bingham 

C. N. Eldridge 

W. Carr 

Martin J. Fallon 

N. F. Ford 

Henry Green 

D. Gibbon 

George Hixon 

Henry Wilhelmi 

Thomas 0. Shea , 

Newton H. Scarlett 

Peter Borman 

John S. Brandt , 

James A. Caldwell 

Joseph Dunbar 

Augustus Fornhof 

Carl Wagner . . 

B. Franklin Shoemaker 

James J. Brown 

Charles Brinkman 

James Brown , 

Sebastian Dana 

Lehman B. Fox 

Jno. Christian Gerst, (or Zerst) 

Hamilton Williams 

Henry N. Schmidt 

James Mullen 



Marine Corps 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 



Where Credited. 



. Bethel, 2d District. 



Navy. 



do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 
Marine Corps , . . , 

do 

do 

do 

do 

Navy . 

Marine Corps . . . 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 



Navy. 



do 
do « 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
Marine Corps . . 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 



do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 



do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 



Bingham, 3d District. 

do do 

do do 

do do 

do do 

do do 

do do 

Boothbay, 3d District. 

do do 

do do 

do do 

do do 

do do 

Bowdoinham, 2d District. 

do do 

do do 

do do 

do do 

do do 

do do 

do do 

China, 3d District. 



do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 



do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 



Corinna, 4th District. 



do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


Dexter, 


4th District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 



APPENDIX K. 4Y9 

Names furnished by Commission of Investigation — Continued. 



NAME. 



Henry Morris 

George Strutton 

Thomas Quinn 

Ernest Platz (or Pratty) 

J. W. Mattock 

George McConnell 

Stephen Moore 

Daniel Meahan 

Charles Matthews , 

John Norris 

James CAPage 

Ernest Buntsohke 

William H. Rice 

Thomas N. Buckley 

Joseph Barbridge 

Austin Grines, (or Grimes). . 

Haley Riley 

Richard McKenney . » 

George Stanton 

John Ayers 

Jesse Brunckback , 

Patrick Murphy , 

William Troughton 

Charles P. Brown 

William E. Alardt 

Thomas Fulton 

James L. Ward 

Joseph Stokle 

Daniel Carr 

Stephen Dempsey 

Joseph Frantas 

Andrew Caffrey 

D. B. Fox 

W. Fish 

C. Garsidea (or P. Gardiner) 

S. M. Knight 

George A. Knapp 

F. Lefeck 

Jno. Lawrence 

A. J. Lapham 

Elijah W. Randall 

J. K. Rodo 

James Andres 

M. S. West 

John J. Smith 

George E. Phinney 

T. Mellen 

James McCarty 

N. Holburdon 

E. B. Howard 

John Evans 

William E. Jones 

John Williams 

Hugh Daily 

David Shirre 

John Turrell 

Dominick Corbett 

John McLaughlin 

James A. Rose 

E. A. Hill 

John Ray 

Joseph M. Terry 

J. Pond 



Branch of Service. 


Where Credited. 


Marine Corps .... 


Dexter, 4th District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


Eddington, 


4th District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


Embden, 3d District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


. do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


Fairfield, 3d District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


Navy 


Freeport, 1 
do 




do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


Friendship 


3d District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


Greenwood 


, 2d District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


Hallowell, 


3d District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 



4gO PAPER CREDITS. 

Names furnished by Commission of Investigation — Continued. 



NAME. 


Branch of Service 


Wh< 


are Credited. 


Peter Daly 


Navy 


Hallowell 

do 
Harmony, 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 
Hartford, 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 
Lebanon, 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 
Leeds, 2d 

do 

do 

do 

do 
Lewiston, 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 


, 3d District. 


D F Barry 


do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 

Marine Corps 

do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 


do 




3d District. 




do 




do 




do 




do 




do 




do 




do 


W. Eldridfe 


do 




do 




2d District. 


J. W. Tucker 


do 




do 




do 


A. McNichol 


do 




do 




do 




do 


C. H. Myers 


1st District. 


A. F. McDonald 


do 




do 


E. H. Nash 


do 


H. H, Nichols 


do 


F. Parker 


do 


M. G. Pray 


do 


John Pond 


do 


E. Pies 


do 


J. F. Roach 


do 




do 


J. A. Silver 


do 
do 


Samuel G. Tucker 


do 


George F. Taylor 


do 


John Ward 


do 


S. Wilbur 


do 


M. Williams 


do 


D. Galium 


do 


Timothy McDonald 


do 


John T. Smith 


District. 


Patrick O'Brien 


do 


John C. Brown 


do 


Patrick Cumminfs 


do 


Thomas B. Forgan 


do 


John A. Burke 


2d District. 


William Moore 


do 


Thomas Mehan 


do 


Michael Mulloy 


do 


William Roach 


do 


James Brady 


do 




do 


William Cowan 


do 


James C. Page 


do 


Robert Knox 


do 


Philander M. More 


do 


John Carroll 


do 


Might Curlow 


do 


John Graves 


do 


Benjamin Henecy 


do 


Hiram Wayne 


do 


James Bradley 


do 


Lewis Nansschayer 


do 



APPENDIX K. 481 

Names furnished by Commission of Investigation — Continued. 



NAME. 



Branch of Service. 



Jacob HoUenberger Marine Corps . 

George W. Wheeler do 

John Nickery do 

Frederick Andrew do 

James Clark do 

John Finnigan do 

August Guathart do 

Joseph McLaughlin do 

John B. Morgan do 

Perry Stantus do 

George W. Harris do 

"William H. Potts do 

Andrew Tebbett do 

Henry Foy do 

John A. Eichel . . , do 

George W. Neville do 

Augustus Greene do 

William Douglass Navy 

John A. Lucas , do 

Virginious Moulton do 

Daniel Bell do 

Patrick Smith do 

John Quincy (or Gainey) do 

Charles Kimmerell Marine Corps . 

Joseph McAllister do 

Edward Henry do 

William Lacy do 

0. Weld Thatcher do 

Barney Silverman do 

William Burk do 

John L. Likens do 

John 0. Poole do 

Alfred Wade do 

Colin Campbell do 

William Durgin do 

John Forward do 

Henry N. Thompson ... do 

Henry Jefery do 

Philip Wright do 

Patrick Williams do 

James Gallagher do 

Henry Brown do 

Levins L. Goldy do 

E. L. Barnes Navy 

William H. Delanoy Marine Corps , 

William Noble do 

William Jordan do 

Charles J. Wall do 

Jacob F. Menster do 

Lawrence Hickey do 

Samuel McNeil do 

David Jones do 

George Wise do 

Robert Egman do 

Charles H . Gillett do 

John H. Valiant do 

John A. Peoples do 

Isaac Irwins do 

Patrick Kenney do 

Patrick J. Brien do 

Michael Riley do 

Reinkardt Zimmerman do 

William Fondel do 



Where Credited. 



Lewiston, 2d District. 

do do 

do do 

do do 

do do 

do do 

do do 

Lisbon, 2d District. 



do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 



do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 



Litchfield, 3d District, 

do do 

do do 

do do 

do do 

do do 

do do 

do do 

Livermore, 2d District. 



do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 



do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 



Mexico, 2d District 

do do 

do do 

do do 

Mt. Vernon, 3d District. 

do do 

do do 

do do 

do do 

Newport, 4th District. 



do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 



do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 



64 



482 PAPER CREDITS. 

Names furnished by Commission of Investigation — Continued. 



NAME. 


Branch of Service. 


Wh 


ere Credited. 


James Q, Jones 


Marine Corps 

do 

do 
Navy 


Newport, 

do 

do 
Noblebor 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 
Norridge 

do 
North Be 

do 

do 

do 
Palmyra, 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 
Phillips, 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 
Pittsfield 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 
Porter, 2 

do 

do 

do 

do 


4th District. 




do 


William Woods 

F. Wilson 


do 
a', 3d District. 


P. B. Whittemore 


do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 
Marine Corps .... 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 

do 
Navy 


do 


L. N. Blake 

Thomas Hammond 


do 
do 
do 




do 


John A . Morgan 


do 


J. McLellan 


do 


William E Peck 


do 




do 


Joseph W. Mascy 


pyock, 3d District, 
do 


John Murphy 




rwick, 1st District. 


John Home 


do 


Lewis A . Horton 


do 
do 


William Townsend 


3d District. 


Samuel Newsome 


do 


William I. Moore 


do 


Andrew J. Forulius 


do 


Charles Brother 


do 


Edmund Cole 


do 
do 


David Williams 


do 


James L Beck 


do 


Henry Schaeffer 


do 


Martin Marion 


do 


George W , Beckford 


do 


Dennis Foley 

Edwin Haggett 


do 
do 


John Newoan 


2d District. 


William O'Brien. 


do 




do 


Michael O'Connor. 

John F. Peterman 


do 
do 


Bernard Smith 

Thomas Stewart 


do 
do 


William Walsh 


do» , 




do 


Bernard Schewegan 


do 




do 


John R. Franklin 


do 


J. Andre 


, 3d District. 


J. Burns 


do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 


do 


John Bryan 


do 


W. R. Carey 


do 


W. H. Case 


do 


M. 0. Dennett 


do 


George S. Davis 


do 


J. Evans 


do 


E. Faithful 


do 


Q. Goldsmith.; 


do 


J. S. Hemar 


do 


Patrick Keen 


do 


J. D. Sefton 


do 


Thomas E. McQrath 


d District. 


S. H. Mandeville 


do 


W. Williams 


do 


A. Silva 


do 


W. Duggan 


do 



APPENDIX K. 483 

Names furnished by Commission of Investigation — Continued, 

NAME. 



D. H. Brown 

H. D Martin 

W. Galliger 

J. Nelson 

Stephen Wentworth 

William Wilson 

Ed. Corkson 

W. Hart 

H. A. Newoomb 

Peter F. Burges (or Linger) 

Malcolm Leach 

Benjamin D. Morgan 

John S. Scott 

James gharry. 

Patrick Coughlin 

William W. Warren 

Edwin Garvin 

John S. Gross 

Frank Howard 

James M. Pierce 

S. W . Brewer 

Thomas Clifford 

Augustus R. Chase 

David Connell 

Joseph A. Clark 

Patrick Milan 

James Smith 

Charles E. Simmons 

Robert Bennett 

William Campbe 

Daniel McDonald 

Edward Stopher 

Albert A. Minster 

Alphonso Boisramen 

Denny Mason 

J. Frs. Horton 

D Hall 

€ieo. P. Foy 

J. J. Giles 

D. Hamlin 

A. H. Hicks 

Nathaniel W. Silloway 

Varney Kenney 

J. Hill 

J. F. Salvador 

M. Sullivan 

John Sifert 

Henry Duffy 

Abijah D. Ball 

James W. Campbell 

Henry Dennehowe 

John Haley 

George Jess 

Charles Anderson 

Thomas Brown 

Charles Brown 

Charles Lewis 

George Moore 

George F. Oliver 

William Smith 

John Stanley 

George Young. 

John Williams 



Branch of Service. 


Where Credited. 


Navy 


Porter, 


2d District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


Richmond, 2d District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


Marine Corps 


Rumford, 2d District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


Salem, 


2d District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


Sidney 


3d District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 




Southpnrt.. 3rl niafrinf 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


Stow, 2d District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


Marine Corps 


Strong, 


2d District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do • 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 




Temple 
do 


, 2d District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 



484 PAPER CREDITS. 

Names furnished by Commission of Investigation — Continued. 



NAME, 



W. H. Bishop 

Wm. C. Clements 

Joseph Conaat 

L. F. Dodge 

H. Dexter 

J. Eddy 

G. L. Fisher 

P. Galvin 

W. Howard 

T. Kenan 

E. T. Craine 

R. Dunham 

Charles McCarthy 

John A. Lewis 

Wilder McMitchell 

Philip Manning 

E. L. Noyes 

W. Sexton 

T. Sullivan 

J. Cass 

T. Caldwell 

Dennis DriscoU 

John Desmond 

A. Frazier 

Albert N . Greene 

C. T. Harkins 

I. Irvine 

Argus Peters 

John Ford 

John Tyler 

James Alexander 

Jacob Beck 

Joseph Eckert 

Erastus Tilley 

Charles Williams 

Andrew Coffee 

John Brown 

Patrick Barry 

Richard S. Dolly 

William Kelley 

Charles A. Stevens 

Miles M. Oriatt (or Orcutt) 

William M. Smith 

George N. Auger 

Geo. W. Brandfield 

Jere C. Gregg 

Theodore R. Harris 

Absolom N. Ingersoll 

William J. Johnson 

Joseph L. Peasley 

Alexander Grant 

James McClure 

James Brown 

Preston Cannard 

William Gibbons 

Ashley Hendrick 

John Kremer 

William Parker 

Wm. H. Batts 

Edward Prince 

Walter Sniffins 

Patrick Lynch 

Alex. Logan 



Branch of Service 


Where Credited. 




Thomaston 
do 


, 3d District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do • 


do 


do 


do 


do 


Union, 3d District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


Marine Corps 


Vassalborc 


', 3d District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


Waldoboro', 3d District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 



APPENDIX K. 485 

Names furnished by Commission of Investigation — Continued. 



NAME. 



John Sutton 

Franklin Evans 

Chas. J. Grimes 

Calvin Munger 

James Benney 

Charles B. Blandervilla< 

Jerry Brett. 

Chas. Fisher 

Wm. H. Oakes 

Henry Busher 

David Boyd 

G. W. Henois 

John Hoban 

James Bradley 

Joseph Griffin 

Thomas W. Long 

James McGee 

Michael Burgin 

William Houghlin 

Herre McGuire 

Peter Clark 

Michael Coughlin 

William Kelley 

William Deven 

Alexander Coulter 

Isaac Wood 

Henry C. Winger 

Daniel Connors 

James Cavanaugh 

James B. Fowler 

John Fitzgerald 

John McCabe 

James Shaw 

George W . Wheeler 

James H. Stephens 

Walter C. Clare 

James Medcalf 

Richard Fairclough . . . . 

Charles Gilligan 

Chas. J. 0. Hagan 

L. F. Dodge 

0. Dean 

F. Meads 

A. A. Matherson 

Henry Putman 

J. S. Blow 

John M Rowe 

Samuel B. Randall 

S. Smith 

J. A. Rounds 

Thomas Abram 

J. Veazie 

John B. Boyle 

John Bustine 

D. W. Jackson 

D. O'Brien 

A. Rogers 

Francis A. Cobb 

J ames McGraw 

James Green 

Thomas P. Fagan 

John Keely 

John C Brown 



Branch of Service. 


Where Credited. 


Marine Corps 


Waldoboro', 3d District 


• do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


. do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


Navy 


Wales, 


2d District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


Marine Corps 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


Warren, 


3d District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 




Waterville. 3d District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


Marine Corps 


Webster 


2d District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 



486 PAPER CREDITS. 

Names furnished by Commission of Investigation — Concluded. 



NAME. 



Patrick Swann . . . 
John B. Stanton. . 
John Mahoney..-. 
William Ring. .. . 
John J. Curtis . . . 

John Cassidy 

Timothy Kelley. ., 
Charles Leaman. . 
James M Roche . 

John Sheehan 

Patrick McCabe . . 
Charles Forad. . . . 
Michael Kennedy. 



Branch of Service. 


Where Credited. 


jyiarine Corps. 


Webster, 


2d District. 


do 


AVinslow, 


3d District. 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


do 


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do 


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do 


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do 


do 


do 


do 


do 



Official. 



War Department, Adjutant General's Office, ) 
Washington, D. C, October 26, 1870. 5 

Thomas M. Vincent, 

Ass't Adjutant Oeneral. 



SCHEDULE C 



[(See note to letter of William Reynolds, page 419. J 

The following table contains names of municipalities in the State of Maine, 
specifying the Congressional District, the names of men or credits said to 
have been furnished upon quotas of said municipalities, and the branch of 
service to which it was asserted they belonged. 



Name of 
town. 



Alna, 

3d District. 



Names of men. 



Michael M Mulhan 
John Maxwell X 
Patrick Kearney X 
Richard MissettX 
Robert McKenneyX 
Michael McLuad 
Joseph Thomas 
Bryant Lurrn 
William A Weaver 

John Robinson 

George Patterson 
Charles Deanake 
John Tucker 
C P Rowe 
R McMillan 
Thomas K Norris 
John Nicholas 
Robert Williamson 
George H Davidson 



Branch of 
service. 



[. Marine 
Corps. 



j- Navy. 
I Receiv'g 

Ship 
I Ohio. 
I 
J 



Data furnished by Navy Department. 



Enl. 30 July ,'62, at Phil. ; disch,30 July ,'66. 
Enl. 16 Jan. '62, at Wash. ; disch. 16 Jan. '66. 
Enl. 8, Aug.'62,atWash.; disch. 16 Aug. '66. 
Enl. 13 Jan. '63, atPhila. ; disch. 13 Jan. '67. 



5 Enl. Bost.,Oct.l3,'64, 3 yr. ; dis.Oct.13,'67. 
i Enl.Bost.,Mar.2,'64, 2yr.; dis.Julyl5,'67. 
Enl. Bost., Nov.11,'64, 2yr. ; dis. Aug.23,'65. 



X See letter of Wm. Reynolds, 
Lane, Secretary of the Senate. 



page 419, for explanation of cross mark. — S. W. 



APPENDIX K. 437 

Names of Men or Credits upon Quotas of Towns — Continued. 



Name of 
town. 



Andover. 
2d District. 



Names of men. 



William Weason 
John TerryX 
Christopher LutzX 
John LynchX 
William BarryX 



Branch of 
service. 



• Marine 
Corps. 



Data furnished by Navy Department. 



Enl.l2June,'58,atWash.; des. 17 Dec. '69. 
Enl. 23 Jan. '58, at Phila. ; disch. 18 Nov.'GS. 
Enl. 9 Aug.'ei, Brooklyn; disch. 13 Sept.'65. 
Enl. 12 Jan. '58, at Phila. ; disch. 26 Apr.'66. 



Anson. 
3d District. 



John KelleyX 

Alfred A Thatcher 
Edwin G HoytX 
Patrick Train . 
And'wWAndersonX 
George W BrownX 



Enl. 210ot.'58,atBost.; drownedlJuly,'61 

Marine Enl. 18 Aug. '62, at N. Y. ; disch. 16 Dec.'65 
Corps. [Annapolis, Md. 

Enl. 4 Aug. '63, at N. T. ; now in service at 
Enl. 23 Feb.'63, at Phila. ; disch. 23 Feb.'67. 



Athens. 
3d District. 



George K Bartel 
William AVilliams 
Henry R Kepp 
Wm H AdamsX 
Thomas McHam 
Thomas V DarlingX 
Charles MyharX 
James AlexanderX 



Marine 
Corps. 



Enl. 11 Aug.'62, at N.Y. ; disch. 11 Aug.'66. 

Enl.lSept.'62, at Brooklyn; disch. 1 Sept. '66 
Enl. 11 Mar.'62, at N.Y. ; deser. 21 July ,'64. 
Enl. 16 Dec.'62, at N.Y. ; disch. 9 Jan.'67. 



Atkinson. 
4th District 



S Spencer 
Silas Smith 
E Townsend 
J J West 
John Whipple 
Peter White 
J Murphy, 3d 



I Navy or 

}. Marine 

Corps. 

J 



Enl. Boston, Dec.16,'64, 3 yr. ; dis. Feb.8,'68 
Find 11 John Murphys during 1864 & 1865. 



Auburn, 
2d District. 



John D Hilsman 
Richard HurdX 
Richard HoggX 
Thomas KellegX 
Breman Keens 
John LyonsX 



ff 



Marine 
Corps. 



Enl. 7 Aug., '62, at Phila; died 18 Sept.'65 
Enl. 12 Dec.'62, at Cin.; disch. 18 July, '65 
Enl. 24 Aug.'62, at Phila; disch. 24 Aug.'65 

Enl. 3 Aug. '64, at Portsm'th; des. 19 Mar'65 



Bethel, 
2d District. 



James C KelleyX 
Michael BoyleX 
John SwallowX 
Alex. McPhersonX 
Michael Milady 
John SheaX 
James Dodderville 
James Dougherty 
Claudius A BaileyX 
Thomas StevensonX 
George Warwick 
Marshal Given 
Henry McNally 
Bernard McGee 



Marine 
Corps or 



Navy. 



Enl. 10 June '62, at Phila. ; des. Nov. '66. 
Enl. 15 Aug.'63,atChi'go; disch. 29 Feb. '64. 
Enl. 12 June '62, at Phila.; des. 24 July '65 
Enl. 3 Mar. '62, at Phila.; disch. 5 Mar. '66 

Enl. 25 Mar. '62, at Phil. ; disch . 25 Mar. '66 



Enl. 3 May '62, at Brooklyn; disch. 7 Oct.'64 
Enl. 7 Apr. '62, at Phila. ; disch. 28 Oct. '65. 



Enl. at Boston June 16'64, 3 yrs ;d. June23'64 



Bingham, 
3 District. 



H W Anderson 
George E. Beals 
W H Bishop 
L Crane 
J H Collins 
James Davis-|- 
J H Moore 



1 

I Marine 

)■ Corps or 

Navy. 

J 



Hans Anderson, enl. at Boston, Oct. 11 '65, 
[R April 21, '67. 



Enl. 18 Oct. '64, at Phila. ; disch. 16 Aug.'66 
Jos. H., enl. May 11 64, 2yrs.dis. Sept. 6,'65. 



488 PAPER CREDITS. 

Names of Men or Credits upon Quotas of Toions — Continued. 



Name of 
town. 



Boothbay, 
3d District. 



Names of men. 



Branch of 



Robert DoughertyX 1 
Enoch Jones j | 

Henry LittleX i 1 Marine 

John Mayberry [ Corps or 

Edward Walters | Navy, 

William A. Warwick) 



Data furnished by Navy Department. 



Enl. 25 Nov. '62, at N. Y.; disch, 5 Dec. '66 
Enl. 14 July'62, at Boston; disch. 27 July'66 



Bowdoin- 

ham, 

2 District. 



John MaherX 1 1 
Dennis SullivanX I 
Rufus E. WilcoxX I 

Francis Hamil | I Marine 
ChristophMulladyX i Corps. 
Robert M. Taylor I 
John DroperX I 

James MundayX J 



Enl. 20 July '63, at Phila. ; disch. 20 May'66 
Enl. 9 Oct. '58, at Gosport; disch. 26 Deo.'66 
Enl. 10 Dec. '62, at N. Y.; disch. 27 Oct. '65 

Enl. 3 Jan.'62,at Brooklyn; disch. 6 Mar.'66 

Enl. 11 Dec '62, at Phila.; disch. 11 Dec.'66 
Enl. 26 Nov.'62, at Phila. ; disch. 26 Nov.'66 



China. 

3d District, 



F L Tobitt (Talbot) 
C L Stevens 
Henry Wilson 
Patrick Barry 
Robert D Burns 
William Hudson 
Edmund Higgins 
J W Murray 

Charles D Bryant 
G H S Beckman 
Henry T Bingham 
C N Eldridge 
W Carr 

Martin J Fallan 
N F Ford 
Henry GreenX 
D Gibbon 
George Hixon 



1 

I Navy. 
! Receiv'g 
[ Ship 
Ohio. 

J 
1 



f Marine 

( Corps or 

Navy. 



Feb. 17, '62. 
Jan. 4, '62. 
Feb. 10, '62. 
Jan. 31, '62. 
March 21, '62. 
March 4, '62. 
March 25, '62. 
March 28, '62. 



Wm. enl. Nov. 3, '64, Boston, for 3 yrs. ; dis. 
fl^ [Oct. 25, '67. 

Enl. 4 Oct. '64, at Phila. ; disch. 4 Oct. '68. 



Corinna. 
4th District 



Henry Wilhelmi X 
Thomas Shea 
Newton H ScarlettX 
Peter BormanX 
John S BrandtX 
James A Caldwell 
Joseph DunbarX 
Augustus Fornhof 
Carl WagnerX 
B Franklin Shoe- 

makerX 
James J Brown X 
Charles BrinkmanX 
James Brown X 
Sebastian Dana 
Lehman B FoxX 
John Christian Gerst 

(Zerst)X 



Marine 
Corps. 



Enl. 29 June,'63, at N.Y. ; disch. 29 June,'67 

Enl. 2 Dec. '62, at St. Louis; deser. 9 Feb.'66. 
Enl. 4 Aug '63, at Chicago; died 18 May ,'66. 
Enl. 20 July,'62, at Phil. ; disch. 29 July ,'66. 

Enl. 17Aug.'63,atChicago; disch. 6 Dec.'67. 

Enl. 29 Sept.'69,at Phila. ; died. 30 Sept.'66. 

Enl. 310ct.'63,atPhila.; died 7 Mar. '65. 
Enl. 27 Feb. '62, Brooklyn; disch. 27 Feb.'66. 
Enl. 70et.'63, at Chicago; disch. 7 Oct. '67. 
Enl. 16 July, '63, at Cairo; in service at 

Enl. 8 Aug. '62, at Phila. ; disch. 8 Aug. '66. 
Enl. 17 Aug. '63, Chicago ; deser. 6 Nov. '65. 



Dexter. 
4th District 



Hamilton AVilliams 
Henry A Schmidt X 
James MullenX 
Henry Morris 
George Stratton 
Thomas QuinnX 
ErnestPlatzPrattyX 
John W Mattock 



Marine 
Corps. 



Enl. 8 Jan.'63, at Phila. ; disch. 7 Aug. '68. 
Enl. 27 Dec. '62, Phila. ; disch. 10 Jan. '67. 



Enl. 8 June,'63, at Phila. ; disch. 21 Aug.'65. 
Enl. 17 Feb.'62, at Phila. ; disch. 17 Feb.'66. 



APPENDIX K. 



489 



Names of Men or Credits upon Quotas of Towns — Continued. 



Name of 
town. 



Names of men. 



|Qeorge McConnellX 
'Stephen MooreX 

Eddinffton i^^'^i^l MeahanX 
A^\, n:?*,-^* Charles Matthews 
4th District r u TVT ■ sy 
John NorrisX 
iJames C Page 
! Ernest Buntschke 



Branch of 
service. 



! Marine 
' Corps. 



Data furnished by Navy Department. 



Enl. 12 Nov.'62, Brooklyn ; disch. 14 Oct.'65. 
Enl. 2 Oct. '62, Brooklyn; disch. 29 Mar.'65. 
Enl. 30 July, '63, N.Y; disch. 1 Aug. '67. 

Enl. 21 Apr. '62, Brooklyn; disch. 9 Oct. '64. 



Edgecomb. 
3d District. 



.John (GeOrge)Carter 
Thomas Corbit 
W C Cushman 
Benjamin Hiller 
Jno W Hunt 
John McCabe 



1 Navy. 
( Receiv'] 
f Ship 
I Ohio. 



Dec. 11, '63. 

Apr. 3,'63. Enl.Apr. 3,'63; des.June,25,'63. 

Feb. 26, — 

Jan. 16, '62. 

Mar. 9,'63. Jno. W. enl. Mar. 7, '63, Boston. 

Jan. 27, '62. 



Embden. 
3 District. 



William H Rice 
Thos. N BuckleyX 
Joseph Barbridge 
Austin Grimes 
Haley Riley 
Rich'd McKenneyX 
George Stanton 
John AyersX 
Jesse Bruckback 
Patrick MurphyX 
Wm. Troughton 
Chas. P BrownX 



! Marine 
I Corps. 



Enl. 23 June '54, at N. Y. ; disch. 24 June '66 

Enl. 2 Jan.'62,at Brooklyn; disch. 5 June'69 
Enl. 29 Jan. '62, at Phila; disch. 6 July '68. 
Enl. 14 Aug. '61, at Phila.; in service at 
Enl. 12 Jan. 58, at Phila. ; disch. 6 Jan. '66. 



I William E Alardt 
IThomas FultonX 
I James L Ward 
Fairfield. Joseph Stokle 
3d District. Daniel CarrX 

1 Stephen DempseyX 
[Joseph Frantas 
I Andrew Caffrey 



} Navy or 

( Marine 

Corps. 



Enl. 26 May"62, at Phila. ; disoh. 13 Feb. '63 

Enl. 27 Aug. '62, at Phila. ; disch. 20 Sept.'66 
Enl. 3 Apr. '62, at Brooklyn; disch. 3 Apr .'66 





John Farrington 


■ 






Barnard Kelley 








John Mullen 


Navy. 


C Enl.Mar.10,'64, Bost.,lyr. ;des.May26,'64 
i Enl.July r64,Bost.,3 yr. ;dis. June 29, '67 




Nicholas Murphy 


[.Ship 




Patrick O'Conner 


Ohio. 






Robert S Steele 








Peter F. Wilson 


} 






D B Fox 




Freeport, 


WFish 






1st District'C Garsidea, or Gardi- 








S. M. Knight 


Marine 






Geo. A Knapp 


^ Corps 






F Lefect 


or Navy. 






John Laurence 




Enl. Bos. Nov. 18 '65; failed to report on re- 




A J Lapham 




[^eeiving ship after enlistment. 




Elijah W Randall 








J K Rodo 




Enl.atProv.Aug.3,'64,2yrs.;disch.Aug.5'66 



] lames Andres 
M S West 
John J Smith 
Friendship Geo. E Phinney 
3d District. T Mellen 

James McCarty 
N Holburdon 
B B Howard 



! Marine 

I Corps or 

Navy. 



Enl. at Bos.,Mar.l,'64,3yrs. ; disoh. Feb. 28'67 



490 PAPER CREDITS. 

Names of Men or Credits upon Quotas of Towns — Continued. 



Name of 


Names of men. 


Branch of 


Data furnished by Navy Department. 


town. 




service. 






Edward Aiken 


1 


Feb. 10, '64. 




Thomas Burnston 




March 21, '64. 




John H Carlton 




Enl. Dec. 21, '63, at Bos. ; disch. Jan. 23, '64 




Thomas H Long 


1 Navy. Enl. Apr. 1, '64, at Bos. ; disch. Apr. 15, '65 


Friendship 


Richard N Morgan 


j. Receiv'g March 23, '64. 


Continued 


Wm. R Percival 


Ship March 21, '64. 




Harold A Ranpaek 


Ohio. Jan. 6, '64. 




James W Smith 


March 20, '63. 




John Williams 


Enl. Jan. 5, '64, at Bos.; disch. Jan. 30, '65. 




John Evans 


1 


Enl. at Bos. Jan. 22, '64; des. dur. 4 qr. '64. 




William E Jones. 




Enl. at Bos. Jan. 22, '64 ; disch. Mar. 4, '65. 




John Williams 




Find 32 John Williams during '64-5. 




Hugh Daily 




Enl.Jan.8,'64,at Bos.,1 yr.; disch. Aug. 17'65 




David Shine 


Navy. 




Greenwood 


John Turrell 


■ Receiv'g 


Jno, Tirrell, enl. at Bos. Feb. 6, '64, 1 yr. ; 


2d District. 




Ship 


[disch. Feb. 21, '65. 




Dominick Corbett 


Ohio 


5 Enl.Bos.Feb.l2 '64.3 yrs. ;disch.Mar.29'67 
\ Enl.atBos.Jan.31,'65,3yrs.;dis. Feb.8,'68. 




John McLaughlin 






James A Rose 








E A Hill 


. 


Ed. A., enl. at Boston, Feb. 16, '64, for 2yr8 


jJohn Ray ■ 


Marine 


5 Enl.Prov. Aug.26,'64,lyr. ;disch Aug.2'65. 
\ Enl. Kittery, Dec. 9, '64, 3 yrs. 




Jos M Terry 


Hallowell, 


J Pond 


\ Corps or 




3d District. 


Peter Daly 


Navy. 






D. F. Barry 






J A Wentworth 


" 


Jacob C. enl. at Portsmouth, N.H.; Aug. 16, 




John S Bond 




[1864. 




Antoine Felix 








James Norton 


Navy or 


Enl. Feb. 27, '64, at Boston, for 1 yr. ; disch. 


Harmony. 


Leavitt Thaster 


! Marine 
1 Corps. 


[Mar. 7, '65. 


3d District. 


James H Knox 


Jas. H. enl. at Boston, May 18, '64, for 1 yr.; 




Sam'l Dutch 




[D. May 27, '66. 




Herod Dexter 








W Eldridge 


1 






Jas Columbus 


1 
J 






William Thompson 


1 


Feb. 9, '62. Enl. Feb. 9, '62, at Boston. 




J W Tucker 




Feb. 14, '62. 




William Connelly 




Apr. 7, '62. 




Patrick McLane 


1 Navy. 


Feb. 7, '62. 




(McCann) 


1 Receiv'g 
\ Ship 






A McNichol (Mc- 


Dec. 20, '62. 




Miohol) 


Ohio. 




Hartford. 


Dennis Sullivan 




Apr. 13, '62, Enl. May 13, '62; disch. July 


2d District. 


Isaac Totten 




March 2, '62. [12, '62. 




Charles Thornton 


J 


Feb. 6, '62. 




A Melvine 


^ 






A Clenderine 


Navy or 


• 




G Purrity 


■ Marine 






John Keefe 


Corps. 






J Battiste 


. 





Lebanon. 



C H Myers 
N T McDonald 
Thomas MoKinley 
E H Nash 



1st District; A H Nichols 
F Parker 
M G Pray 
John Pond 



Navy or 

Marine 

Corps. 



APPENDIX K. 491 

Names of Men or Credits upon Quotas of Towns — Continued. 



Name of 


Names of men. 


Branch of 


Data furnished by Navy Department. 


town. 




service. 




Lebanon, 


E Pies 






Continued. 


J F Roach 


Navy or 






John Raines 


y Marine 






J A Silver 


Corps. 






Julius Stone 




Enl. at Boston, Aug. 8,'64, 3 yr.; disch. Sept. 




Samuel G Tucker 




[17, 1864. 




Geo F Taylor 








John Ward or Waid 




There were 4 John Ward's enl. during 1864, 




S Wilbur 




[no Jno. Waid. 




M Williams 








D Galium 








Timothy McDonald 


J 





]John T SmithX 

T „„j„ Patrick BrienV 

Leeds. T u n T> s / 

2d District •'^'^^^ ^ BrownX 
za i;istrict.jp^^j.j^j^ GummingsX 

iThomas B Forgan 



! Marine 
I Corps. 



Enl. 15 Aug.'62, at Phila. ; disch. 15 Aug.'66. 
Enl. 8 Aug.'62, Brooklyn; disch. 10 Sept.'64. 
Enl. 14 Jan.'62, at Phila. ; disch. 14 Jan.'66. 
Enl. 15 June,'63, Boston; disch. 15 June,'67. 



iJohn A BurkeX 
iWilliam MooreX 
Thomas MehanX 
Michael MuUoyX 
William Roach X 
James BradyX 
James B Crowse 
IWilliam Cowan 
James C. PageX 
Robert KuoxX 
iPhilander M Moore 
John CarroUX 
Lewiston, iMight Curlow 
2d District. John Graves 
Benj. Henecy 
iHiram Wayne 
Ijames BradleyX 
jLewis Vansschayer 
Jac'bHolIenbergerX 
George W WheelerX 
John VickeryX 
Frederick Andrew 
iJames ClarkX 
IJohn Finnigan 
'Augustus Guathart 



[> Marine 
Corps. 



Enl. 15 Aug.,'62, Brooklyn; disch. 20 Oct. '65 
Enl. 9 Sept. '62, Brooklyn; disch. 14 Deo. '65 
Enl. 7 Aug. '62, Brooklyn; des. 21 Sept. '65. 
Enl. 23 Aug. '62, Brooklyn; disch. 5 Oct. '62. 
Enl, 3 Sept. '62, Brooklyn; des. 21 Oct. '65. 
Enl. 22 May, '62, Phila. ; disch. 5 July, '66. 



Enl. 18 May, '63, Wash. ; des. 12 July, '65. 
Enl. 30 Jan. '63, Phila. ; disch, 10 Sept. '64. 

Enl. 2 Aug. '62, Brooklyn, des. 18 Nov. '62. 



Enl. 22 May '62, at Phila, ; disch. 5 July '66. 

Enl. 11 Aug. '62, Phila. ; disch. 17 Aug. '66. 
Enl. 26 Oct. '63, at Phila. ; disch. 26 Oct. 67. 
Enl. 1 Sept. '62, Phila. ; disch. 10 Sept. '64. 

Enl. 12 Sept.'62, at Phila. ; disch, 11 Sept.'64 



Lisbon. 
2d District. 



Jos. McLaughlin-j- 
John B Morgan-j- 
Perry Stantus 
George W Harris-)- 
William H Potts-f- 
Andrew Tibbett 
Henry Foy 
John A. Eichel-j- 
George W Neville-)- 
Augustus Greene-}- 



! Marine 
{ Corps. 



Enl. 6 Jan. '62, Brooklyn; disch. 13 Jan. '66 
Enl. 11 Sept. '62, at Wash. ; des. 22 Oct. '62. 

Enl. 8 May '55, art Wa.sh. ; disch. 29 June '67 
Enl. 13 Aug. '62, Brooklyn; disch. 7 Feb. '67 



Enl. 12 Feb. '63, Brooklyn; disch. 12 Feb.'67 
Enl. 20 May '63, at Phila. ; disch. 20 May '67 
Enl. 24 Aug. '63, at Wash. ; disch. 24 Aug.'67 



Litchfield, 
3d District. 



William Douglass 
John A Lucas 
Virginious Moulton 
Daniel Bell 
Patrick Smith 
J Quincy or Garney 
Charles Kimmerell 
Joseph McAllister-f- 



Marine 
' Corps or 
Navy. 



Enl. 26 Aug. '62, Phila.; disch. 26 July '65. 



492 PAPER CREDITS. 

Names of 3Ien or Credits upon Quotas of Towns — Continued. 



Name of 
towns. 



Litchfield, 
Continued. 



Names of men. 



Joseph Canata 
Henry Currell 
Augustus Dixinson 
Charles L Floury 
James Frazier 
Edward Gragore 
Costellow D Mason 
John McCarty 
Osten D Sheldon 
Alphonso Wilcox 



Branch of 
service. 



Navy. 
Receiv'g 
Ship 
Ohio 



Data furnished by Navy Department. 



EnI.Bos.,reb. 15,'64,lyr.; dis. Mar. 12,'65. 



5 Enl. at Boston, July 2, '64, 3 yrs. 
I Enl. Bos.Jan.21,'65,2yrs.;des.Aug.l4,'65 
Enl. Bos. Feb. 23,'64, 2yrs.; disch.Apr.2,'66 



Livermore. 
2d District. 



Edward Henrys- 
William Lacy-j- 
Weld Thatchers- 
Barney Silverman-)- 
William Buck 
John L Likens-(- 
John O'TooleS- 
Alfred Wade-j- 
Colin Campbeil-j- 
William Durgin 



I Marine 
I Corps. 



Enl. 21 Mav,'63, at Phila. ; disch. 23 Feb.'68. 
Enl. 1 Sept'.'62, at Phila. ; disch. 1 Sept. '66. 
Enl. 24 Aug.'62, Phila. ; disch. 24 Aug. '67. 
Enl. 8 Oct. '63, at N.Y. ; disch. 1 Feb. '65, 

Enl. 13 Aug.'62, Phila. ; disch. 13 Aug. '66. 
Enl. 29 July,'63, Phila.; disch. 29 July ,'67. 
Enl. 24 Aug.-63, Phila. ; deser. 13 Apr. '65. 
Enl. 21 Oct.'63, Phila. ; disch. 20 Jan. '68 



Manchester 
3d District. 



J Benson 
J Bennett 
J Carey 
Hugh Dunford 
M B Dailey 
Peter Fallou 
T J Lenard 



1 

Navy. 
! Receiv'g 
f Ship 

Ohio. 

J 



March 21, '62 

March 26, '62. [July 2, '62. 

Jan. 6, '62. Jas. Carey, Jan. 6, '62; deserted 

Dec. 27, '62 Enl. Dec. 27, 1862 

Sept. 24, '62. 

Feb. 10, '62. 

Apr. 9, '62. 



Mercer. 
3d District. 



William Anderson 
•Toel Brewer 
James Bright 
J Curran 
S F Claphlin 
John Dameron 
Josiah EUet 
Edward Freeman 
Octavius Gurney 
Joseph H Hilton 
Walter W Ingalls 
Patrick McGowan 



Navy. 
! Receiv'g 
f Ship 
I Ohio. 



Enl. atPortsm'h, Sept.15,'64; des. Oct.2,'64. 



Jerry Curran enl. Boston. Apr. 22,'64, 1 yr. ; 
[disch. May 8, '65. 

[July 23, '67. 
Enl. at Boston, July 21,'64, for 3 yrs. ; disch. 
Enl. at Portland, Me., Sept. 1, '64, 1 yr. 



Mexico. 
2d District. 



John Forward-f- I ■) 
Henry N Thompson I Marine 
Henry Jefery-[- { Corps. 

Philip Wright-f- I J 



Enl. 28 Aug.'62, Brooklyn; disch. 24 Sep.'66. 

Enl. 24 July ,'63, Phila. ; disch. 24 July ,'67. 
Enl. 1 June,'63, Phila. ; disch. 1 June, '67. 



Mt. Vernon 
3d District. 



Patrick Williams-|- 
James Gallagher-(- 
Henry Brown-(- 
Levins L Goldy 
E L Barnes 



IiEnl. 26 Jan. '63, Wash. ; disch. 16 Sept. '67. 
Marine IEuI. 15 Oct.'63, Phila ; deser. 24 Dec. '65. 
Corps or JEnl. 14 Mar. '63, Wash. ; disch. 25 Aug. '64. 
Navy. 



Newport. 
4th District 



Wm H Delancy 
William Noble+ 
William .Jordan-|- 
Charles J:Wall-|- 
Jacob F Mentzer-j- 
Lawrence Hickey-t- 
Samuel McNeil--(- 
David Jones-}- 
George Wise, Jr -j- 



Marine 
Corps. 



Enl. 21 Sept. '58, Phila. ; disch. 22 Oct. '66. 
Enl. 9 Sept. '62, Phila. ; disch. 9 Sept. '66. 
Enl. 11 Dec. '62, Phila. ; disch. 29 Mar. '65. 
Enl. 15 Sept. '62, Phila.; disch. 28 Mar.'67. 
Enl. 16 Jan. '63, Wash. ; disoh. 31 Mar, '67. 
Enl. 16Feb. '63, AVash.; disch. 31 Mar. '67. 
Enl. 9 Oct. '63, at Phila. ; deser. 1 Oct. '64. 
Enl. 3 Jan.'63, at Phila. ; deser. 15 Dec. '64. 



APPENDIX K. 493 

Names of Men or Credits upon Quotas of Towns — Continued , 



Namojof 
town. 



Newport, 
Continued 



Names of men. 



Robert Egman 
Charles H Gillett+ 
John H Valiant 
John A Peoples-j- 
Isaao Irwins 
Patrick Kenney-[- 
Patrick J Brien 
Michael Riley 
Rienkardt Zimmer- 
man 
Samuel D Sharp-|- 
William Fondel4- 
William Woods-f- 
James G Jones-f- 



Branch of 
service. 



^ 



Marine 



Corps. 



Data furnished by Navy Department. 



Enl. 21 Oct. '62, Phila.; disch. 22 June, '65. 
Enl. 11 Oct. '62, Phila. ; disch. 31 Mar. '67. 
Enl. 9 June, '63, at N.Y. ; disch. 15 Jan. '66. 



Enl. 27 Aug.'62, Phila. ; disch. 28 Aug. '66. 
Enl. 28 Apr.'62, Brooklyn ; disch.l2 Sept.'62 
Enl. 13 Feb.'SS, Phila.; disch. 8 Mar. '66. 
Enl. 9 June,'62, Brooklyn; disch. 9 June,'66. 



Nobleboro' 
3d District. 



F Wilson 

P B Whittemore 

L N Blake 

Thomas Hammond 

A Hodges 

Geo W Hathaway 

John A Morgan 

J McLellan 

Wm E Peck 

H A Lane 



1 Find 5 F. Wilson's during 1864 and 1865. 



Marine 

Corps or 
Navy. 



Norridgw'k 
3d District. 



Francis Allen 
John Aral 
Robert M Blair 
James Casey 
Dennis Desmond 
Charles E Edwards 
Thomas Fogg 
Patrick Gillen 
Albert Haley 
Daniel Heald 
Henry Johnson 
Andrew Yates 

Joseph W. Maxcy 
John Murphy-f- 



I Navy. 
{ Receiv'j 
fShip 
Ohio. 



[Aug. 27'65. 
Enl. at Portland, June 18. '64, 2yrs. ; disch. 
Enl. at Boston, July 12,'64, 2 yrs. ; deserted 

[Sept. 2, '65. 



) Mar. Cor. 

5 or Navy. Enl. 23 May, '63, at N. Y. ; des. 19 June, '63 



N. Berwick 
1st District 



A C Lewis 
John Home 
Lewis A Horton. 
G Gilmore or Gilman 



^ Navy, 
i Receiv'j 
fShip 
Ohio. 



Palmyra, 
3d District. 



Wm. Townsend-[- 
Sam'l Newsome-j- 
Wm. I Moore 
Andrew J Fornlius 
Charles Brother-f- 
Edmund Cole 

John Graham-|- 
David Williams-|- 
Jamas L Beck 
Henry Schaeffer 
Martin Marion-j- 
Geo. W Bickford+ 
Dennis Goley-[- 
Edwin Huggett 



I Marine 
f Corps. 



{ Marine 
j Corps. 



Enl. 29 Jan. '62, Phila. ; disch. 29 Jan. '66. 
Enl. 22 July, '62, Phila.; disch. 27 July '66. 



Enl. 13 Oct. '62, N.Y.;. disch. 21 Oct. '65. 



Enl. 1 Oct. '63, at Phila.; des. 21 Jan. '65. 
Enl. 20 Apr.'63, Indianapolis, died 10 Oct.'63 



Enl. 13 July, '63, Phila. ; disch. 16 Aug. '67 
Enl. 25 Sept. '63, N. J.; disch. 25 Sept. '67. 
Enl. 25 Sept. '63, N. J.; disch. 25 Sept. '67. 



494 PAPER CREDITS. 

Names of Men or Credits upon Qugtas of Toions — Continued, 



Name of 
town. 



Names of men. 



James Mayhew 
Geo. W Stanley 
Sylvester Robinson 
Thomas Gray 
Parsonsfi'ld John McCoifee 
Ist District Charles Perkins 

Bryan McDermott 
Joseph Miller 
Stephen Breenan 
John Flowers 



Branch of 
service. 



Navy. 
Recei 
Ship 
Ohio 



! Receiv'g 
fShip 



Data furnished by Navy Department. 



John Noonan (Noo- 

ner)-)- 
William Brien4- 
Andrew C Dowd 
Michael Connor-j- 
John F Peterman-j- 
Phillips, Bernard Smith-j- 
2d District. Thomas Stewart-|- 
William Walsh+ 
William Simmons-[- 
Bernard Schwegan 
William D Mills 
John R Franklin-}- 



Marine 
Corps. 



Enl. 21 Sept. '63, Chi'go; disch. 21 Sept. '67. 
Enl. 21 Mar. '62, Phila; des. 30 May, '65. 

Enl. 30 July '62, Phila. ; disch. 22 Aug. '66. 
Etil. 21 Sept. '63, Chi'go; disch. 21 Sept. '67. 
Enl. 22 Aug '63, Chi'go; disch. 22 Aug, '67. 
Enl. 26 July '62, Phila. ; disch. 27 July, '66. 
Enl. 30 Jan. '63, Phila. ; disch. 30 Jan. '67. 
Enl. 22 Aug. '63, Chi'go; disch. 22 Aug. '67. 



lEnl. 22 June '63, at Phila. ; des. 17 Nov. '64 



Pittsfield 
3d District. 



J Andee 
J Burns 

John Bryan 
W R Carey 
W H Case 
M Dennett 
George S Davis 

J Evans 

E Faithful 

G Goldsmith 

J S Hemar 

Patrick Keene 

J D Lefton (Sefton) 



j^ Marine 

{ Corps or 

Navy. 



f [disch. Apr. 24, '65 

< James, enl. at Boston, Apr. 18, '64, 1 yr. 
( Jas. enl.Bos..July7,'64,3yrs.;R.Aug.9'64 
Enl. at Bos. June 28, '66, for 3 yrs. 



Jas.enl.Bos.Mar.9'65,3yrs. ;des.Mar.25'66 
'Jas.jr.enl. Port. Aug. 30'641y;desMayl8'66 
' Jas. enl. Nov. 9,'64, Bos.; des. May 18,'65 



|Wm L Hodsdon 
Joseph W Cushman 
jCharles Turner 
Pittston, Charles Vanshdick 
3d District. George Roman 
jJ R Briggs 
lAnthony Farring. 



1 

I Navy. 
)■ Receiv'g 

Ship 
I Ohio. 
J 



Porter, 
2d District. 



Tom. E McGrath 

S H Manderville 

W Williams 

A Silva . 

W Duggan 

D H Brown 

H D Martin 

W Galliger 

J Nelson 

Stephen Wentworth 

William Wilson 

Ed. Cockson 

W Hart 

H A Newcomb 



Navy. 
1 Receiv'g 
rShip 

Ohio. 



Wm.enl. Sept.7'64,Port.3yrs. ;disch.Feb.5'68 
Amauuelen.Sepl2'64Ports.3yr;des.Jun20'65 
Enl.atBos.Aug.9,'65,3yrs.;disch.Aug.ll,'68 



Find 5 J. Nelsons during '64-5. 

Enl, Port. May26,'64,lyr.; disch. May27,'65 

Find 4 Wm. Wilsons during '64-5. 



APPENDIX K. 495 

Names of Men or Credits upon Quotas of Towns — Continued. 



Name of 
town. 



Richmond. 
2d District. 



Names of men. 



PeterF Bings(Burges 
Malcol m Leach 
Benj. D Morgan 
John S Scott 



Branch of 
service. 



"j Navy. 
! Receiv'i 
fShip 
J Ohio. 



Data furnished by Navy Department. 



March 10, '62. 

Feb. 27, '62. 
Feb. 10, '64. 



Rumford. 
2d District 



James Sharry M 
Patrick Coughlin 
Edward Garvin M 
Frank Howard ><! 
James M Pierce 
Samuel W Brewer M 
Wm W Warren X 
John S Gross M 



! Marine 
[Corps. 



Enl. 3 Jan. '62, Phil.; disoh. 1 May, '65. 

Enl. 6 July ,'63, Phila. ; deser. 4 Sept. '65. 
Enl. 30 Jan.'62, Boston; disch. 4 June, '62. 

Enl 11 July ,'63, Phila. ; deser. 20 Jan. '66. 
Enl. 5 Oct. '63, at Wash. ; disch. 4 Mar. '70. 
Enl.26 Aug.'62, Wash.; deser. 16 Feb. '63. 



jThomas Clifford X 
Salem. Augustus R Case M 

2d District. David Connell X 

[Joseph A Clark X 



! Marine 
( Corps. 



J 



Enl. 15 Oct.'58,at Boston; disch. 28 Mar.'68. 
Enl. 29 Aug.'62, Brooklyn; disch. 9 Sept.'66. 
Enl. 2Sept.'63,Portsm'h; inserv. atHd. Qu. 
Enl. 11 Aug.'62, at Phila. ; disch. 22 Aug.'66. 



Sidney. 
3d District. 



Patrick Harkins 
James Jenkins 
John D Andrews 
Tisdale Atwood 
Joseph Andrews 
Patrick Dougherty 
Peter Gallighan 
Aaron Qwine 
John Keefe 
William H Lowd 
James McKay 
John McKane 
John H Ward 
John Kelley 
Patrick Milan 
James Smith X 
Charles E Simmons M 
Robert Bennett ><! 
William Campbe 
Daniel McDonald 
Edward Stopher M 
Albert A Minster X 
Alphonso Boisra- 

men X 
Denny Mason 



> Navy. 



I Marine 



Corps. 



[disch. Sept. 7, '67. 
Jno. Andrews enl. Port., Sept. 21,'64, 3 yrs. ; 

Enl. Kittery, Feb.8,'65,3yr. ; des. Nov.12,'65 
Doherty enl. Aug.13,'64, Portsmouth, 3 yrs. ; 
[deser. Mar. 22, '66. 
( Enl.Bos.,Nov,l,'65,3yr.; disch.Feb.19,'69 
^ Enl. Bost., Nov. 11,'65, 3 yrs. 
C Enl. Bost , June 7,'65, 1 yr. 
Enl. Bos.,Dec.29,'65,3yrs.; deser. Dec.9,'66 



Find 18 JohnKelleys during 1864 and 1865. 

Enl. 20 May,'62, at Phila. ; disch.22 May ,'66 
Enl. 3 Oct.'63, Washington; disch. 3 Oct.'67. 
Enl. 14 Sept.'63, Chicago; disch. 29 Sept.'66. 



Enl. 24 June,'63, at N.Y. ; disch. 24 June,'67 
Enl. 7 Aug. '62, Phila. ; disch. 11 Sept.'64. 

Enl. 3 Sept. '63, Chicago; disch. 3 Sept. '67. 



Southport. 
3d District. 



J T Horton 
D Hall 
George P Foy 
J J Giles 
D Hamlin 
A H Hicks 



! Navy or 
\ Marine 
I Corps. 



Charles Brannaun 
William Barrett 
Daniel Cranium 
George H Collins 
Starks. Francis R Desiley 
3d District. Michael Dorrahn 
Patrick Geary 
jJohn McMaster 
Patrick Redan 
Patrick Sullivan 



Ship 
Ohio. 
\ Navy or 
Marine 
Corps. 



5 Enl. 
iEnl. 



3. May 10, '64, lyr. ; disc. 1st qr.'eS 
3. July25,'64,3yrs.;diso.Sep.27'67 



496 PAPER CREDITS. 

Names of Men or Credits upon Quotas of Toivns — Continued. 



Name of 
town. 


Names of men. 


Branch of 

service. 


Data furnished by Navy Department. 


Starks, 

CONTINTJED 


Manuel Santas 
Edward Wade 
Edwin L West 
Q E Welden 


Ship 
Ohio. 
Navy or 
J Mar.Cor. 





Stow, 

2d District. 



Nath'l W Silloway 
Varney Kenney 
J Hill 

J F Salvador 
M Sullivan 

L Thaxter 
J Black well 
FDaly 



Navy. 
Receiv'g 
Ship 
Ohio. 



"i Navy or 
> Marine 
) Corps. 



Enl.atBos.Feb. 10, '64; died May 21, '64. 

5 Enl.Bos. Jan.25,'64,lyr.;disch.Jan.24,'65 
i Enl.N.Bed. June26,'64,3yr; des.Dec.7,'65 



Strong, 
2d District. 



John Sifert [xj 
Henry Duffy ;xj 
Abijah D Ball >< 
Jas. W Campbell ^ 
Henry Denehowe 
John Hailey 
George Jess |x< 



}■ Marine 
Corps. 



Enl. 18 Feb. '62, Brooklyn; dis. 14 Mar. '66. 
Enl. 8 Apr.'62, Hd. Quar.; des. 17 Oct. '65. 
Enl. 26 May '62, Phila. ; disch. 11 July '65. 
Enl. 21 Apr. '62, Phila. disch. 21 Apr. '66. 



iEnl. 5 Apr. 62, Phila. ; disch. 5 Apr. '66. 



Temple. 
2d District, 



Charles Anderson 
Thomas Brown 
Charles Brown 
Charles Lewis 
George Moore 

George F Oliver 
William Smith 
John Stanley 
John Williams 
George Young 

J Brown 
Daniel Capron 



■) Ship 

Ohio. 
[> Navy or 

Marine 
J Corps. 

I Ship 
} Ohio. 
I Navy. 

) Mar.Cor. 
5 or Navy. 



Enl. Bost.,Feb.3,'65, 3 yr. ; disch.Aug.18,'65 
Find 7 Thomas Browns during 1864 and '65. 
Find 5 Chas. Browns during 1864 and 1865. 

Enl. Portsmouth, Sept. 9, '64, for 3 yrs. 



Find 16 Wm. Smiths during 1804 and 1865. 
Find 32 Jno. Williams during 1864 and 1865 



Thomaston 
3d District. 



W H Bishop 

Wm C Clements 

Joseph Conant 

L P Dodge 

H Dexter 

J Eddy 

G L Fisher 

P Galvin 

W Howard 

T Keenan 

E T Craine 

R Dunham 

Charles McCarthy 



Marine 

}■ Corps or 

Navy. 



Enl. Bost., Mar. 17,'64, tracsf. from army to 
[navy; disch. not reported. 
Find 4 W. Howards during 1864 and 1865. 
C Thos. enl. Bost. Dec.5,'6o,3yr; didnotrep't 
■? [after enlist. 

i Thos. enl. Bost., Dec. 23,'68, 3 yrs. 



Union. 
3d District. 



John A Lewis 

Wilder McMitchell 

Philip Manning 

E L Noyes 

W Sexton 

T Sullivan 

J Cass 

T Caldwell 



1 

I Marine 
I Corps or 
j Navy. 



Enl. at Portsmouth, Feb. 14, '64, for 1 year. 
Find 9 T Sullivans during '04-5. 



APPENDIX K. 497 

Names of Men or Credits upon Quotas of Towns — Continued. 



Name of 
town. 



Union, 
Continued 



Names of men. 



Dennis Driscoll 
John Desmond 

A Frazier 
Albert N Greene 
C T Harkins 
I Irvine 



Branch of 
service. 



Data furnished by Navy Department. 



Marine 

J. Corps or 

Navy. 



Enl. Bost., Jan. G,'64,lyr. ;disch.Jan.30,'G5. 
f Enl. Aug. 10, '64, Portland, lyr.; disch. 
^ [Aug. 2, '65. 

I Enl. June •22,'65,Bost.,3yr. ;dis. June20,'68 
5 Albert enl. atKittery, Feb. 23,'65, 3 yrs. ; 
I [desert. Djoc. 7, '66. 



Vassalboro' 
3d District 



Argus Peters 
John FordX 
John TylerX 
James AlexanderX 
Jacob BeckX 
Joseph EckertX 
Erastus TilleyX 
Charles WilliamsX 
Andrew Coffee 
John BrownX 
Patrick Barry X 
Richard S Dolly 

William Kelley 
Charles A Stevens 
Miles M OriattX 

(Orcutt) 
William M Smith 
George N Auger 
Geo W Brandfield 
Jere C Gregg 
Theodore K HarrisX 
Absl'mN IngersollX 
William J Johnson 
Joseph L PeasleeX 
Alexander GrantX 
Jam'es McClureX 
James BrownX 
Preston Cannard 
William Gibbons 
Ashley HendrickX 
John Kremer 

Albert Bigelow 
Thomas Hayes 

John E Williams 

Joseph King 

Thomas Irving 



Marine 

j. Corps or 

Navy. 



1 

Ship 
J. Ohio. 
{ Navy. 



Enl. 12Sept.'62,atPhila.; deser, 17Dec.'65. 
Enl. 11 Dec.'62, at Phila. ; disch. 1 1 Dec.'66. 
Enl. 16 Dec '62, at Phila. ; disch. 9 Jan. '67. 
Enl. 25 Nov.'62, at Phila. ; disch. 27 iVov.'GS. 
Enl. 5 Nov.'62, atPhila. ; desert. 15 May ,'66. 
Enl. 25 July,'62,at Phila.; disch. 17 Aug.'62. 
Enl. 7 0ct.'62,atPhila.; disch. 1 May, '65. 

Enl. 13 Aug.'62, at Phila.; deser. 20 Mar.'63. 
Enl. 6 Aug.'62, at Brooklyn; died 9 Oct. '65. 
( Enl. at Boston, May 17, '64, transfer, from 



[army; deser. June 25, '64. 
"1 Enl. at Boston, Mar. 2,'64, for 2 yrs. 
(^Enl. at Bost., Apr. 2,'64, transf. from army 

Enl. 19 Aug.'62, atN.Y. ; disch. 19 Aug.'66. 

Enl. Sept.13,'64, at Boston, for 3 yrs. ; disch. 

[June 30, '65. 



Enl. 23 Aug.'62, atN.Y.; disch. 24 July,'65. 
Enl. 4 Apr.'64,at Brooklyn; disch. 4 Apr.'66. 
[Sept. '66. 
Enl. 24 Sept. '62, at Baltimore; disch. 24 
Enl. 25 Aug. '63, at Wash. ; disch. 24 Aug.'67 
Enl. 5 Aug '62, at Phila. ; disch. 6 Aug.'66. 
Enl. 18 Dec. '62, at Cinn.; disch. 18 Dec.'66. 



Enl. 15 Oct. '63, at Phila. ; disch. 15 Oct.'67. 

[12, '65. 
Epl. Boston, Aug. 17, '64, 3 yr. ; deser. Oct. 
Enl. Portsmouth, Sep. 30, '64, 3 yrs. 

f Enl. June 25, '64, at Boston, 3 yrs, ; disch. 
[Dec. 6, '64. 
<{ Enl. July 14,'64, Portsmouth, 3yrs. ; disch. 
I [Sept. 11, '67. 

I^Enl. Sept. 1,'64, Boston, for 3 yrs. 



Waldoboro' 
3d District. 



William ParkerX 
William H BattsX 
Edward Prince 
Walter SniffinsX 
Patrick Lynch X 
Alex LoganX 
John SuttonX 
Franklin EvansX 
Charles J Grimes 
Calvin MuogerX 
James BenneyX 

65 



! Marine 
j Corps* 



Enl. 27 July, '63, Phila. ; deser. 12 July, '64. 
Enl. 23 Nov.'63, at Phila. ; disch. 20 Oct.'64. 

Enl. 29 Aug. '63, Gosport; disch. 29 Aug.'67. 
Enl. 28 Aug.'63, at Phila.; disch. 1 May,'64. 
Enl. 1 Dec. '63, at Phila ; deserted 7 Jan. '65. 
Enl. 22 Sept.'63, Norfolk; disch. 22 Sept. '67. 
Enl. 23 Mar.'63, Hd.Qu ; in service at Hd.Qu. 
[Portsmouth, N. H. 
Enl. 29 Oct. '63, at Brooklyn; in service at 
Enl, 26 Oct. '63, at Phila. ; disch. 26 Oct.'67. 



498 PAPER CREDITS. 

Names of Men or Credits upon Quotas of Towns — Continued, 



Name of 
town. 



Names of men. 



AValdoboro'jChas B Blanderbilla 
Continued Jerry BrettX 

Chiirles FisherX 
Wm H OakesX 

Henry BusherX 
David BoydX 
G W Henois 
John HobanX 
James BradleyX 



Branch of 
service. 



, Marine 
[ Corps. 



Data furnished by Navy Department. 



Enl. 9 Oct. '61, at Hd. Qu. ; disoh. 9 Oct. '65. 
Enl. 4 Deo. '61, at N.Y.; disch. 4 Dec. '65. 
Enl. 29 Nov. '61, at Phila. ; now on board U. 
[S. S. Congress. 
Enl. 19 Mar.'62, at Phila. ; disch. 24 Oct.'64. 
Enl. 6 Nov. '61, at Phila. ; disch. 30 Nov.'65. 

Enl. 10 Apr.'62, at Phila.; disch. 12 Apr.'66. 
Enl. 22 May ,'62, at Phila. ; disch. 22 May ,'66 



Wales. 
2d District, 



Joseph GriflRn 
Thomas W Long 
James McGee 

Michael Burgin 
William Houghlin 
Ilewe McGuire 
Peter ClarkX 
Michael CoughlinX 
William KelloyX 
William Deven 
Alexander CoulterX 



1 Navy. 
! Pieceiv'] 
{"Ship 
J Ohio. 
1 



I Marine 
j Corps. 



March 30, '62. 
March 31, '64. 
April 4, '62. 



Enl. 24 Mar. '62, Phila.; disch, 19 May ,'65. 
Enl. 18 Dec. '62, at Phila,; disch. 18 Deo.'66. 
Enl. 1 May, '63, Wash.; deser. 16 June, '67. 

['66. 
Enl. 30 Sept. '62, at Phila. ; diseh. 80 Sept. 



Warren. 
3d District, 



Isaac WoodX 
Henry C Winger X 
Daniel ConnorsX 
James CavanaughX 
James B Fowler 
John FitzgeraldX 
John McCabeX 
.James ShawX 
Geo W WheelerX 
James H Steven.iX 
Walter C Clove 
James Medcalf X 
Rich'd FairclaughX 
Charles GilliganX 
Charles J HaganX 



I Marine 

} Corps or 

Navy. 



Enl. 12.Sept. '62, Boston; disch. 12 Sept.'66. 
Enl. 2 Oct. '62, at Phila. ; disch. 2 Oct. '66.' 
Enl. 27 July ,'63, at Phila. ; disch.lO Aug.'67. 
Enl. 3 May,'62, Brooklyn; disch. 3 May,'66. 

Enl,16Sept.'63, Brooklyn; disch. 16 Sept.'67. 
Enl. 28 Oct.'62, at Phila. ; disch. 18 Dec. '66. 
Enl. 27 May,'62, Brooklyn; disch. 27 May ,'66 
Enl. 26 Oct. '63, at Phila. ; disch. 26 Oct. '67. 
Enl. 18 Aug.'62, at N. Y.; disch. 24 Mar.'68. 
[Portsmouth. 
Enl. 2 Jan. '62, Brooklyn; now in service at 
Enl. 14 Jan. '62, Washington; disch. 8 Feb. '70 
Enl. 5 Jan. '63, at Brooklyn; disch. 1 May ,'66. 
Enl. 18 Aug.'63, at N. Y. ; disch. 17 Aug.'67. 



Waterville. 
3d District. 



L F Dodge 

Dean 

F Meads 

A A Matherson 

Henry Putman 

J S Blow (or Plow) 

John M Rowe 

Samuel B Randall 

J A Rounds 

S Smith 

Thomas Abram 
.1 Veazie 
John B Boyle 
John Busline 
D W Jackson 
D O'Brien 
A Rogers 
Francis A Cobb 
James McGraw 
James Green 



Marine 
Corps. 



Navy or 
J- Marine 
Corps. 



C Daniel enl. Dec. 31, '64, Boston, for 3 yrs. 
< Dennis enl. Jan. 28, '64, at Boston, 1 yr. ; 
C [disch. Feb. 21, '65. 

' Feb. 5, '68. 
Enl. at Boston, Aug. 16,'64, for 3 yr. ; disoh. 



APPENDIX K. 499 

Names of Ifen or Credits upon Quotas of Towns — Continued. 



Name of 


Names of men. 


Branch of 


Data furnished by Navy Department, 


towns. 




service. 






Tliomas PTaganX 


1 


Enl. 13 Dec.'62, atPhila.; disoh. 13 Dec.'66. 




John Keely 


! Marine 
( Corps. 






John C Brown X 


Enl. 14 Jan.'62, at Phila. ; disch. 14 Jan. '66. 


Webster. 


Patrick SwannX 


J 


Enl. 1 Dec.'62, at Phila.; disch. 30 Mar.'(i7. 


2d District. 










J H Howe 


y Navy or 






William Poor 


> Marine 






Dennis Smith 


3 Corps. 






George C Arnold 








Wm H Manuel 




C EDl.Jan,18,'64,Bost.,lyr.; dis.Aug.18,'65 


Westport. 


John Lee 


> Navy. 


^Enl.Nov3,'64,Kittery,3yr;diedDec.28,'64 


3d District. 




( Enl. Nov. 3, '64, Kittery,3 yrs. 




John Murphy 




Find 11 Jno. Murphys during 1864-'65. 




Frank (Mark) Jones 








George W Sawtelle 








William Hannigan 


1 


Feb. 24, '64. [at Portsmouth. 




John McCarthy 




Feb. 29, '64. Jno. McCarty enl. Feb. 29,'64 




Philip Manning 


Navy. 


Feb. 4, 'G4. Enl. Feb. 4,'64, at Portsmouth. 




James H Knox 


;>ship 


Jan. 20, '64. Enl. Jan. 20,'64,at Portsmouth 




James Sprowl 


Ohio. 


Feb. 23,'64. Enl, Feb.23,'64, at Portsmouth 




Davis Smith 




Jan. 7,'64. David enl. Portsmouth, Jan. 7, '64 




John J Smith 


J 


Mar. 1,'64. Bnl. Mar. 1,'64, at Portsmouth; 
[disch. Feb. 28,'67. 




S B Norton 


1 


March 2, '64. 




W Powers 




Feb. 18, '62. Enl. Feb. 8, '62, at Boston. 




Charles Williams 




April 29, '62. 


Wiscasset. 


W Pike 




Dec. 8,'62. Enl. Deo. 8,'62,at Boston, disch. 


3d District. 


Frank (Mark) Salva- 




[Dec. 20, '63. 




dor 




Jan. 27,'62. 




R W Thompson 


Navy. 


Dec. 27, '62. Enl. at Boston, Deo. 27, '62. 




S N Bridgham 


Receiv'g 


April 7, '62. 




Michael Connelly 


[.Ship 


Jan. 19, '62. 




George Lawson 


Ohio. 


Deo. 31, '62. Enl. at Boston, Dec. 31,'62; 




John Reed 




Feb. 13 ,'62. [disch. Sept. 25,'63. 




Thomas J Smith 




April 23, '62. 




R B Harlow 




May 14, '62. 




Charles White 




March 7, '62. 




C F Greene 




March 22, '62. 




John Thomas 




March 6, '62. 




C Thompson 


. 


May 7, '62. 




John B Stanton X 


1 


Enl. 13 Jan. '63, at N.Y. ; disch. 29 Apr.'67. 




John MahoneyX 




Enl. 9 Oct. '61, at Boston; disch, 11 Oct. '65. 




William RingX 




Enl. 14 July, '63, at N. York; in service at 




John I Curtis 




[Brooklvn, N. Y. 




John CassidyX 




Enl.26 May,'62, Brooklyn ; disch. 29 May,'66 


Winslow. 


Timothy KelleyX 


! Marine 
1 Corps. 


Enl. 13 Aug. '63, Brooklyn; disch. 13 Aug.'67 


3d District. 


Charles LeamanX 


Enl. 5 Dec.'62,at Phila.; disch. 16Dec.'65. 




James M RocheX 




Enl. 18July,'63,atN. Y.; disch. 20 July ,'67 




John Sheehan 








Patrick McCabe 








Charles ForadX 




Enl 21 Dec. '61, at Phila.; disch. 29 Mar.'65 




Michael KenudyX 


J 


Enl. 8 May,'62, Brooklyn; disch. 8 May,'66. 



Received through Governor Chamberlain from Navy Department, Washington, D. C, 
December 22, 1870. See communication from Wm. Reynolds, Chief of Bureau of Equip- 
ment and Recruiting [page 419] received same date. 



500 



PAPER CREDITS. 



SCHEDULE D. 



[jSee Communications of Major Nicholson and Holmes E. Offiey, page 420.] 

The information contained in the following Schednle is based upon certificates 
from the records of the A. A. P. M. G. and Provost Marshals of the State of 
Maine. 



NAME. 


Branch of 


Where Credited. 


Data furnished by Navy Depart. 




service. 








Michael M Mulhan* 


Mar. Corps. 


Alna, 


3d Dist. 




John Maxwell 


do 


do 


do 


14 Aug. '62, at Philadelphia. 


Patrick Kearney 


do 


do 


do 




Richard Missett 


do 


do 


do 


8 Aug. '62, at Washington; alien. 


Robert McKenney 


do 


do 


do 


13 Jan. '63, at Phila.; alien. 


Michael McLuad 


do 


do 


do 




William AVeason 


do 


Andover, 


2d Dist. 




John Terry 


do 


do 


do 


27 June, '62, at Brooklyn; alien. 


Christopher Lutz 


do 


do 


do 


15 May, '62, at Washington; alien. 


John Lynch 


do 


do 


do 


22 July, '63, at Washington; alien. 


William Barry 


do 


do 


do 


22 Apr, '62, at Phila. 


John Kolley 


do 


Anson, 


3d Dist. 


7 Jan. '63, at Phila. 


Alfred A Thatcher 


do 


■ do 


do 


25 Aug. '63, at Phila. 


Edwin G Hoyt 


do 


do 


do 


18 Aug. "62, at New York ; alien. 


Patrick Train 


do 


do 


do 




Andrew W Anderson 


do 


do 


do 


4 Aug. '63, at New York; alien. 


George W Brown 


do 


do 


do 


23 Feb. '63, at Phila. 


George K Bartel 


do 


Athens, 


3d Dist. 




William Williams or 










(Nellus) 


do 


do 


do 


15 April, '64, at New York. 


Henry R Kepp 


do 


do 


do 




William H Adams 


do 


do 


do 


11 Aug. '62, at Brooklyn, N. Y. 


Thomas McHam 


do 


do 


do 




Thomas V Darling* 


do 


do 


do 


1 Sept. '62, at Brooklyn. 


Charles Myhar 


do 


Athens, 


3d Dist 




James Alexander 


do 


do 


do 


16 Dec. '62, at Phila. ; alien. 


John D. Hillsman 


do 


Auburn, 


2d Dist, 




Richard Hurd 


do 


do 


do 




Richard Hogg 


do 


do 


do 


12 Dec. '62, at Cincinnati. 


Thomas Kelley 


do 


do 


do 


24 Aug. '61, at Philadelphia. 


Erieman Keens 


do 


do 


do 




John Lyons 


do 


do 


do 


12 April '65, at Phila.; alien. 


James C Kelley 


do 


Bethel, 


2d Dist. 


10 June, '62, at Philadelphia. 


Michael Boyle 


do 


do 


do 


16 July '62, at Washington; alien. 


John Swallow 


do 


do 


do 


12 June, '62, at Philadelphia. 


Alex McPherson 


do 


do 


do 


5 March, '62, at Phila. ; alien. 


Michael Milady 


do 


do 


do 




John Shea 


do 


do 


do 


25 March, '62, at Philadelphia. 


James Dodderville 


do 


do 


do 




James Dougherty 


do 


do 


do 




Claudius A. Bailey 


do 


do 


do 


3 May, '62, at Brooklyn. 


Thomas Stevenson 


do 


do 


do 


7 April, '62, at Philadelphia. 


George Warwick 


do 


do 


do 


24 Feb. '62, at Philadelphia. 


Marshal Given 


do 


do 


do 


8 Jan. '62, at Philadelphia. 



* See same names, Mulhan to Darling inclusive, page 418. — S. W. Lane, Sec. of Senate. 



APPENDIX K. 501 

Certificates from, JRecords of the A. A. P. 31. Gen. — Continued. 



NAME. 


Branch of 


Where Credited. 


Data furnished by Navy Depart. 




service. 








Henry McNally 


Mar. Corps. 


Bethel, 


2d Dist. 


29 Dec. '62, at Phila. ; alien. 


Bernard McGee 


do 


do 


do 


23 Dec. '62, at Phila. ; alien. 


Robert Dougherty 


do 


Boothbay, 


3d Dist. 


25 Nov. '62, at New York; alien. 


Enoch Jones 


do 


do 


do 


13 Aug. '62, at Phila.; alien. 


Henry Little 


do 


do 


do 


14 July, '62, at Philadelphia. 


John Mayberry 


do 


do , 


do 


4 Sept. '62, at Brooklyn. 


Edward Walters 


do 


do 


do 


2 Aug. '62, at Brooklyn; alien. 


John Maher 


do 


Bowdoinh' 


m,2dDist. 


20 July, '63, at Phila.; alien. 


Dennis Sullivan 


do 


do 


do 


26 Dec. at New York ; alien. 


Rufus E. Wilcox 


do 


do 


do 


10 Deo. '62, at New York. 


Francis Hamil 


do 


do 


do 




Christopher Mullady 


do 


do 


do 


3 Jan. '62, at Brooklyn. 


Robert M. Taylor 


do 


do 


do 




John Droper 


do 


do 


do 




James Munday 


do 


do 


do 


26 Nov. '62, at Phila. 


Henry Wilhelmi 


do 


Corinna 


4th Dist. 


29 June, '63, at New York; alien. 


Thomas 0. Shea 


do 


do 


do 


14 Oct. '63, at Phila. ; alien. 


Newton H. Scarlett 


do 


do 


do 


2 Dec. '62, at St. Louis. 


Peter Borman 


do 


do 


do 


4 Aug. '63, at Chicago; alien. 


John S. Brandt 


do 


do 


do 




James A. Caldwell 


do 


do 


do 


21 Apr. '62, at Washington. 


Joseph Dunbar 


do 


do 


do 


17 Aug. '63, at Chicago; alien. 


Augustus Fornhof - 


do 


do 


do 


26 Aug. '63, at Chicago. 


Carl Wagner [ker 


do 


do 


do 


29 Sept. '63, at Phila.; alien. 


B. Franklin Shoema- 


do 


do 


do 


31 Oct. '63, at Phila. 


James J. Brown 


do 


do 


do 


27 Feb. '62, at Brooklyn. 


Charles Brinkman 


do 


do 


do 




James Brown 


do 


do 


do 


18 Dec. '62, at Cincinnati. 


Sebastian Dana 


do 


do 


do 


7 Oct. '63, at Chicago. 


Lehm'n B. Fox [Zerst 


do 


do 


do 


8 Aug. '62, at Phila. 


Jno. Christ'n Gerst or 


do 


do 


do 


7 Aug. '63, at Phila. 


Hamilton Williams 


do 


Dexter, 


4th Dist. 




Henry N. Schmidt 


do 


do 


do 


8 Jan. '63, at Phila. 


James Mullen 


do 


do 


do 




Henry Morris 


do 


do 


do 




George Stratton 


do 


do 


do 




Thomas Quinn 


do 


Dexter, 


4th Dist. 


8 June, '63, at Philadelphia; alien. 


Ernest Platz or 










(Pratty) 


do 


do 


do 


17 Feb. '62, at Phila. ; alien. 


J W Mattock 


do 


do 


do 




George McGonnell 


do 


Eddington 


, 4th Dist. 


12 Nov. '62, at Phila. 


Stephen Moore 


do 


do 


do 


2 Oct. '62, at Brooklyn. 


Daniel Meahan 


do 


do 


do 


30 July, '63, at New York; alien. 


Charles Matthews 


do 


do 


do 




John Norris 


do 


do 


do 


21 Apr. '62, at Brooklyn; alien. 


James C Page 


do 


do 


do 


18 May, '63, at Washington. 


Ernest Buntschke 


do 


do 


do 




William H Rice 


do 


Bmbden, 


3d Dist. 




Thomas N Buckley 


do 


do 


do 


24 June, '62, at Washington. 


Joseph Barbridge 


do 


do 


do 


23 May, '63, at Phila. 


Austin Gnines or 










(Grimes) 


do 


do 


do 


8 Jan. '63, at Phila.; alien. 


Haley Riley 


do 


do 


do 




Richard McKenney 


do 


do 


do 


2 Jan. '62, at Brooklyn; alien. 


George Stanton 


do 


do 


do 




John Ayers 


do 


do 


do 


29 Jan. '62, at Phila. 


Jesse Brunkback 


do 


do 


do 




Patrick Murphy 


do 


do 


do 


14 Aug. '61, at Phila.; alien. 


William Troughton 


do 


do 


do 




Charles P Brown 


do 


do 


do 


6 Feb. '62, at Phila. 


William E Alardt 


do 


Fairfield, 


3d Dist. 




Thomas Fulton 


do 


do 


do 





502 PAPER CREDITS. 

Gertificatesf 7^071(1 Records of the A. A. P. M. Gen. — Continued. 



NAME. 


Branch of 


Where Credited. 




service. 






James L Ward 


Mar. Corps. 


Fairfield, 


3d Dist. 


Joseph Stokle 


do 


do 


do 


Daniel Carr 


do 


do 


do 


Stephen Dempsey 


do 


do 


do 


Joseph Frantas 


do 


do 


do 


Andrew CafFrey 


do 


do 


do 


John T Smith 


do 


Leeds, 


2d Dist. 


Patrick O'Brien 


do 


do 


do 


John C Brown 


do 


do 


do 


Patrick Cummings 


do 


do 


do 


Thomas B Forgan 


do 


do 


do 


John A Burke 


do 


[icwiston, 


2d Dist. 


William Moore 


do 


do 


do 


Thomas Mehan 


do 


do 


do 


Michael MuUoy 


do 


do 


do 


William Roach 


do 


do 


do 


James Brady 


do 


do 


do 


James B Crawsee 


do 


do 


do 


William Cowan 


do 


do 


do 


James C Page 


do 


do 


do 


Robert Knox 


do 


do 


do 


Philander M More 


do 


do 


do 


John Carroll 


do 


do 


do 


Might Curlow 


do 


do 


do 


John Graves 


do 


do 


do 


Benjamin Henecy 


do 


do 


do 


Hiram Wayne 


do 


do 


do 


James Bradley 


do 


do 


do 


Lewis Vansschayer 


do 


do 


do 


Jacob Hollenberger 


do 


do 


do 


Geo W Wheeler 


do 


do 


do 


John Vickery 


do 


do 


do 


Frederick Andrew 


do 


do 


do 


James Clark 


do 


do 


do 


John Finnigan 


do 


do 


do 


August Guathart 


do 


do 


do 


Joseph McLaughlin 


do 


Lisbon, 


2d Dist. 


John B Morgan 


do 


do 


do 


Perry Stantus 


do 


do 


do 


George W Harris 


do 


do 


do 


William H Potts 


do 


do 


do 


Andrew Tebbett 


do 


do 


do 


Henry Foy 


do 


do 


do 


John A Eichel 


do 


do 


do 


George AV Neville 


do 


do 


do 


Augustus Greene 


do 


do 


do 


Chas Kimmerell 


do 


Litchfield, 


3d Dist. 


Joseph McAllister 


do 


do 


do 


Edward Henry 


do 


Livermore 


2d Dist. 


William Lacy 


do 


do 


do 


Weld Thatcher 


do 


do 


do 


Barney Silverman 


do 


do 


do 


William Burk 


do 


do 


do 


John L Likens 


do 


do 


do 


John Poole 


do 


do 


do 


Alfred Wade 


do 


do 


do 


Colin Campbell 


do 


do 


do 


William Durgin 


do 


do 


do 


John Forward 


do 


Mexico, 


2d Dist 


Henry N Thompson 


do 


do 


do 


Henry Jefery 


do 


do 


do 


Philip Wright 


do 


do 


do 



Data furnished by Navy Depart. 



28 Aug. '63, at Phila. 

18 Sept. '61, at Boston. 
3 Apr. '62, at Brooklyn. 



15 Aug. '62, Philadelphia. 

8 Aug. '62, Brooklyn. 

14 Jan. '62, at Philadelphia. 

16 Sept. '61, at Akoon, Ohio ; alien . 

15 Aug. '62, at Brooklyn. 

9 Sept. '62, at Brooklyn. 

20 Aug. '62, at Brooklyn. 
3 Sept. '62, at Brooklyn. 
22 May '62, at Philadelphia. 

26 Oct. '63, at Wash.; alien. 
18 May '63, at Washington. 
30 Jan. '63, at Phila.; alien. 

30 Sept. '62, at ^Philadelphia. 

22 July, '62, at Philadelphia. 



22 May, '62, at Philadelphia. 
26 April, '62, at Philadelphia. 

11 Aug. '62, at Phila.; alien. 
26 Oct. '63, at Phila.; alien. 

I Sept. '62, at Philadelphia. 

12 Sept. '62, at Phila.; alien. 
18 Nov. '62, at Phila. 

6 Jan. '62, at Brooklyn; alien. 

II Sept. '62, at Washington. 



13 Aug. '62, at Brooklyn. 



12 Feb. '63, at Phila. 

20 May, '63, at Phila. 

24 Aug. '63, at Washington. 

26 Aug. 62, at Phila. 

21 May, '63, at Phila. 

I Sept. '62, at Phila. 
24 Aug. '63, at Phila. 

8 Oct. '63, at New York 

II Aug. '62, at Phila. ; alien. 

13 Aug. '62, at Phila. 

24 Aug. '63, at Phila. 

21 Oct. '63, at Phila. ; alien. 

28 Aug. '62, at Brooklyn; alien. 
21 July, 63, at Phila. ; alien. 
24 July, '63, at Phila.; alien. 
1 June, '63, at Phila. 



APPENDIX K. 503 

Certificates from Records of the A. A. P. M. Gen. — Continued. 



NAME. 


Branch of 


Where Credited. 


Data furnished by Navy Depart. 




service. 








Patrick Williams 


Mar. Corps. 


Mt. Vernon 


, 3d Dist. 


26 Jan. '63, at Washington; alien. 


James Gallagher 


do 


do 


do 


16 Oct. '63, at Phila.; alien. 


Henry Brown 


do 


do 


do 


16 Apr. '63, at Portsmouth; alien. 


Levins L Uoldy 


do 


do 


do 


27 Aug. '63, at Phila. 


Wm H Delancy 


do 


Newport, 


4th Dist. 


15 Oct. '63, at Phila. 


William Noble 


do 


do 


do 


22 Oct. '62, at Phila.; alien. 


William Jordan 


do 


do 


do 


9 Sept. '62, at Phila. 


Charles J Wall 


do 


do 


do 


11 Dec. '62, at Phila. 


Jacob F Menster 


do 


do 


do 




Lawrence Hickey 


do 


do 


do 


16 Jan. '63, at Washington; alien. 


Samuel McNeil 


do 


do 


do 


16 Feb. '63, at Washington; alien. 


David Jones 


do 


do 


do 


9 Oct. '63, at Phila. 


George Wise 


do 


do 


do 


3 Jan. '63, at Phila. 


Robert Egman 


do 


do 


do 




Charles H Gillett 


do 


do 


do 


21 Oct. '62, at Phila. 


John H Valiant 


do 


do 


do 




John A Peoples 


do 


do 


do 


110ct.'62, atPhila. 


Isaac Irwins 


do 


do 


do 




Patrick Kenney 


do 


do 


do 




Patrick J Brien 


do 


do 


do 




Michael Riley [man 


do 


do 


do 


7 Feb. '62, at New York; alien. 


Reinkardt Zimmer- 


do 


do 


do 


18 Apr. '62, at AVashington. 


William Fondel 


do 


do 


do 


28 Apr. '62, at Brooklyn. 


James G Jones 


do 


do 


do 


9 June, '62, at Brooklyn. 


Samuel D Sharp 


do 


do 


do 


27 Aug. '62, at Philadelphia. 


William Woods 


do 


do 


do 




William Townsend 


do 


Palmyra, 


3d Dist. 


27 Jan. '62, Philadelphia. 


Samuel Newsome 


do • 


do 


do 


22 July, '62, at Phila.; alien. 


William I Moore 


do 


do 


do 


10 Aug. '63, at Phila.; alien. 


Andrew J Fornlius 


do 


do 


do 




Charles Brother 


do 


do 


do 


13 Oct. '62, at New York. 


Edmund Cole 


do 


do 


do 




John Graham 


do 


do 


do 


1 Oct. '63, at Phila ; alien. 


David Williams 


do 


do 


do 


20 April '63, Indianapolis. 


James L Beck 


do 


do 


do 




Henry Schaeffer 


do 


do 


do 




Martin Marion 


do 


do 


do 


13 July '63, at Philadelphia. 


Geo W Biekford 


do 


do 


do 


25 Sept. '63, at New York. 


Dennis Foley 


do 


do 


do 


25 Sept. '63, at New York; alien. 


Edwin Haggett [nan 


do 


do 


do 




J Newman, or New- 


do 


Phillips, 


2d Dist. 




William O'Brien 


do 


do 


do 


21 March '62, at Phila.; 


Andrew C Dowd 


do 


do 


do 




Michael O'Conner 


do 


do 


do 


30 July, '62, at Phila; 


John F Peterman 


do 


do 


do 


21 Sept. '63, at Chicago. 


Bernard Smith 


do 


do 


do 




Thomas Stesvart 


do 


do 


do 


26 Jan. '62, at Phila ; alien. 


William Walsh 


do 


do 


do 


30 Jan. '62, at Philadelphia. 


William Simmons 


do 


do 


do 


18 Sept. '61, at Philadelphia. 


Bernard Schwegan 


do 


do 


do 




William D Mills 


do 


do 


do 




John R Franklin 


do 


do 


do 


22 June '63, at Philadelphia. 


James Sharry 


do 


Rumford, 


2d Dist. 


3 Jan. '62, at Brooklyn. 


Patrick Coughlin 


do 


do 


do 


17 Feb. '62, at Brooklyn. 


William W Warren 


do 


do 


do 


6 Oct. '63, at Philadelphia. 


Edwin Carvin 


do 


do 


do 


6 Jan. '63, at Phila.; alien. 


John S Gross 


do 


do 


do 


4 Sept. '63, at Phila. 


Frank Howard 


do 


do 


do 


30 Jan. '62, at Boston. 


James M Pierce 


do 


do 


do 




S W Brewer 


do 


do 


do 


11 July, '63, at Phila. 


Thomas Clifford 


do 


Salem, 


2d Dist. 


28 Jan. '63, at Portsmouth; alien. 


Augustus R Chase 


do 


do 


do 





504 PAPER CREDITS. 

Gertificates from Records of the A. A. P. 31. Gen. — Continued. 



NAME. 


Branch of 


Where Credited. 


Data furnished by Navy Depart. 




service. 








Daniel Connell 


Mar. Corps. 


Salem, 


2d Dist. 


2 Sept. '63, at Portsmouth, N, H. 


Joseph A Clark 


do 


do 


do 


U Aug. '63, at Phila. 


Patrick Milan 


do 


Sidney, 


3d Dist. 




James Smith 


do 


do 


do 


20 May, '62, at Phila. 


Charles E Simmons 


do 


do 


do 


7 Oct. '63, at Washington. 


Robert Bennett 


do 


do 


do' 




William Campbe 


do 


do 


do 




Daniel McDonald 


do 


do 


do 




Edward Stopher 


do 


do 


do 


24 June, '63, at New York; alien. 


Albert A Minster 


do 


do 


do 


7 Aug. '62, at Phila. 


Alphonso Boisramen 


do 


do 


do 


3 Sept. '63, at Chicago, 


Denney Mason 


do 


do 


do 




John Sifert 


do 


Strong, 


2d Dist. 


8 Feb. '62, at Phila. 


Henry Duffy 


do 


do 


do 


8 Apr. '62, at Washington. 


Abijah D Ball 


do 


do 


do 


26 May, '62, at Phila. 


James W Campbell 


do 


do 


do 


21 Apr. '62, at Phila. 


Henry Denehowe 


do 


do 


do 




John Haley 


do 


do 


do 


7 Aug. '62, at Boston. 


George Jess 


do 


do 


do 


5 Apr. '62, at Phila. 


Argus Peters 


do 


Vassalboro' 


, 3d Dist. 




John Ford 


do 


do 


do 


12 Sept. '62, at Phila. ; alien. 


John Tyler 


do 


do 


do 


11 Dec. '62, at Phila. 


James Alexander 


do 


do 


do 


16 Dec. '62, at Phila. ; alien. 


Jacob Beck 


do 


do 


do 




Joseph Eokert 


do 


do 


do 


5 Nov. '62, at Phila. 


Erastus Tilley 


do 


do 


do 


25 July, '62, at Phila. 


Charles M'illiams 


do 


do 


do 


12 July, '61, at Brooklyn. 


Andrew Cofi'ee 


do 


do 


do 


10 Sept. '62, at Brooklyn; alien. 


John Brown 


do 


do 


do 


23 Sept. '61, at Washington. 


Patrick Barry 


do 


do 


do 




Richard S Dolly 


do 


do 


do 




William Kelloy 


do 


do 


do 


4 Feb. '62, at Phila. 


Charles A Stevens 


do 


do 


do 




Miles M Oriatt or 










(Orcutt) 


do 


do 


do 




William M Smith 


do 


do 


do 




George N Auger 


do 


do 


do 




George W Brandfield 


do 


do 


do 




Jere C Gregg 


do 


do 


do 




Theodore R Harris 


do 


do 


do 




Absalom N IngersoU 


do 


do 


do 


4 Apr. '62, at Brooklyn. 


William J Johnson 


do 


do 


do 




Joseph L Peasley 


do 


do 


do 


24 Sept. '62, at Baltimore. 


Alexander Grant 


do 


do 


do 


25 Aug. '63, at Washington. 


James McClure 


do 


do 


do 


5 Aug. '62, at Phila.; alien. 


James Brown 


do 


do 


do 


18 Dec. '62, at Cincinnati; alien. 


Preston Cannard 


do 


do 


do 




William Gibbons' 


do 


do 


do 




Ashley Hendrick 


do 


do 


do 


15 Oct. '63, at Phila. 


John Kremer 


do 


Vassalboro' 


,3d Dist. 




Wm. Parker. 


do 


Waldoboro' 


3d Dist. 


3 Dec.'63,atMareIsland,Cal. ; alien 


Wm. H. Batts 


do 


do 


do 


23 Nov. '63, at Philadelphia. 


Edward Prince 


do 


do 


do 




Walter Sneffins 


do 


do 


do 


29 Aug. '63, at Gosport, Va. 


Patrick Lynch 


do 


do 


do 


28 Aug. '63, at Philadelphia. 


Alex. Logan 


do 


do 


do 




John Sutton 


do 


do 


do 




Franklin Evans 


do 


do 


do 


23 March '63, at Head Quarters. 


Charles J Grimes 


do 


do 


do 




Calvin Munger 


do 


do 


do 


29 Oct. '63, at Brooklyn. 


James Bennoy 


do 


do 


do 


26 Oct. '63, at Phila. ; alien. 


Chas. B Blanderbilla 


do 


do 


do 




Jerry Brett 


do 


do 


do 


9 Aug. '61, at Wash.; alien. 



APPENDIX K. 505 

Certificates from Records of the A. A. P. M. Gen. — Continued. 



NAME. 


Branch of 


Where Credited. 


Data furnished by Navy Depart. 




service. 








Chas. Fisher 


Mar. Corps. 


Waldoboro' 


, 3d Dist. 


4 Dee. '61, at New York. 


Win. H Oakes 


do 


do 


do 


29 Nov. '61, at Philadelphia. 


Henry Busher 


do 


do 


do 


19 March '52, at Philadelphia. 


David Boyd 


do 


do 


do 


6 Nov. '61, at Head Quarters. 


G W Henois 


do 


do 


do 


9 Dec. '61, at Philadelphia. 


John Hoban 


do 


do 


do 


10 April, '62, at Phila.; alien. 


James Bradley 


do 


do 


do 


22 May, '62, at Philadelphia. 


Michael Burgin 


do 


Wales, 


2d Dist. 




William Houghlin 


do 


do 


do 




Hewe McGuire 


do 


do 


do 




Peter Clark 


do 


do 


do 


24 March '62, at Philadelphia. 


Michael Coughlin 


do 


do 


do 


18 Dec. '62, at Phila.; alien. 


William Kelley 


do 


do 


do 


19 Aug. '62, at Philadelphia. 


William Deven 


do 


do 


do 




Alexander Coulter 


do 


do 


do 




Isaac 'W'ood 


do 


Warren, 


3d Dist. 


12 Sept. '61, at Boston. 


Henry C Winger 


do 


do 


do 


2 Oct. '62, at Phila. 


Daniel Connors 


do 


do 


do 




James Cavanaugh 


do 


do 


do 




James B Fowler 


do 


do 


do 




John Fitzgerald 


do 


do 


do 


16 Sept '63, at Brooklyn; alien. 


John McCabe 


do 


do 


do 


28 Oct. '62, at Phila. ; alien. 


James Shaw 


do 


do 


do 


29 May, '62, at Brooklyn; alien. 


George W Wheeler 


do 


do 


do 


26 Oct. '63, at Phila.; alien. 


James H Stephens 


do 


do 


do 


18 Aug. '62, at New York. 


Walter C Clare 


do 


do 


do 




James Medcaf 


do 


do 


do 


2 Jan. '62, at Brooklyn. 


Richard Fairclough 


do 


do 


do 


14 Jan. '62, at Washington. 


Charles Gilligan 


do 


do 


do 


5 Jan. '63, at Brooklyn; alien. 


Charles J Hagan 


do 


do 


do 




Thomas P Fagan 


do 


Webster, 


2d Dist. 


13 Dec. '62, at Phila. ; alien. 


John Keely 


do 


do 


do 




John C Brown 


do 


do 


do 


14 Jan. '62, at Phila. 


Patrick Swann 


do 


do 


do 




John B Stanton 


do 


Winslow, 


3d Dist. 


13 Jan. '63, at New York. 


John Mahoney 


do 


do 


do 


9 Oct. '61, at Boston; alien. 


William Ring 


do 


do 


do 


14 July, '61, at New York; alien. 


John J Curtis 


do 


do 


do 


25 Sept. '63, at New York. 


John Cassidy 


do 


do 


do 


11 June, '63, at New York; alien. 


Timothy Kelley 


do 


do 


do 


13 Aug. '63, at New York; alien. 


Charles Leaman 


do 


do 


do 


5 Dec. '62, at Phila. 


James M Roche 


do 


do 


do 


18 July, '62, at New York; alien. 


John Sheehan 


do 


do 


do 




Patrick McCabe 


do 


do 


do 




Charles Forad 


do 


do 


do 


21 Dec. '61, at Philadelphia. 


Michael Kennedy 


do 


do 


do 





The evidence and documents, contained in Appendix K, are published in 
conformity with the following : 

STATE OF MAII^E. 



In Senate, February 23, 1871. 

Ordered, That the Secretary of the Senate be directed to cause to be printed 

in connection with the Report of the Commissioners on " Paper Credits," all 

the accompanying documents not heretofore ordered to be printed. 

Eead and passed. 

Samuel W. Lane, Secretary. 



See also the following : 

Extract from the Journal of the Senate. 

Thursday, February 23, 1871. 
****** 

Order from the House : 

The Senate concurring, that in case the Senate fail from any cause to print 
the report and accompanying documents of the Commissioners of "Paper 
Credits," the Governor and Council be and are hereby authorized and directed 
to secure said report and all the accompanying documents and cause two thou- 
sand copies of the same to be printed for general distribution. 

The question being on giving the order a passage in concurrence, Mr. Hinks 
raised a point of order : that the Governor and Council could not be instructed 
to perform an act by an order, but that such instructions should be by resolve, 
having the force of law. 

The point of order was sustained. 

Mr. Lane proposed amendment marked "A," to amend the order by substi- 
tuting "resolve relating to the printing of the report of the Commissioners on 
* Paper Credits,' and the accompanying documents," pending which, on motion 
of Mr. Perlet, the order and amendment were laid on the table. 

Mr. Morris presented the following : 

Ordered, That the Secretary of the Senate be directed to cause to be printed 
in connection with the Report of the Commissioners on "Paper Credits," aZZ 
the accompanying documents not heretofore ordered to be printed. 

Mr. Spaulding proposed amendment marked "A," to amend by inserting 
before the word " ordered " the following : 



EXTRACT. 507 

" Whereas, It has appeared from the newspaper reports of the doings of the 
House of Representatives, that that hranch on the 15th day of February spread 
upon its records certain resolutions relating to the action of the Senate, in or- 
dering the printing of the Report of the Commissioners on ' paper credits' ; 

'^And whereas, That action was taken by the House without any notice to 
the Senate of the cause of grievances, or without complying with the parlia- 
mentary rules which should govern either branch when aggrieved at the action 
of the other branch ; 

"And whereas, It now appears by an order this day received from the House 
that that branch desires that all of the documents accompanying said report be 
printed, ThereJ|pre be it " 

Mr. Foster proposed to amend amendment "A" as per sheet "B," to amend 
by inserting at the end of the second clause after the words "other branch," the 
words "to wit: by asking for a committee of conference," which was adopted. 

Amendment "A" was adopted. 

On the question of giving the order a passage, on motion of Mr. Vose, the 
yeas and nays were ordered, which being taken resulted as follows : 

Yeas — Messrs. Bartlett, Carvill, Cleaves, Dudley, Foster, French of Frank- 
lin, French of Somerset, Fuller, Gray, Hayford, Hobson, Holland, Lane, Mayo, 
Morris, Perley, Rolfe, Sawyer, Smart, Smith of Knox, Smith of Lincoln, 
Spaulding, Torrey and Webber. — 24. 

Nays — Messrs. Hinks and Vose. — 2. 

So the order was passed. 

s)*- »k ^ :{( ^ 4e 

A true copy. Attest : Samuel W. Lane, Secretary. 



508 PAPER CREDITS. 



STATE OF MAINE. 



Executive Depaetment, 
Augusta, February 21, 1871. 

To the Senate and House of Representatives : 

I have the honor to transmit herewith, for such action as^ou may deem 

psoper, a letter from Hon. William W. Belknap, Secretary of War, with a 

communication from Lieutenant Colonel James B. Fry, U. S. Army, formerly 

Provost Marshal General of the United States. 

SIDNEY PEEHAM. 



War Department, Washington City, ) 
Februrary 16th, 1871. ) 

To the Governor of the State of Maine, Augusta : 

Sir, — I have the honor herewith to transmit, as requested by the writer, a 
communication from Lt. Col. James B. Fry, U. S. Army, formerly Provost 
Marshal General of the United States, defending himself from certain imputa- 
tions upon his administration of the affairs of the Provost Marshal General's 
Department contained in the report of the Commissioners appointed by or 
under the authority of the Legislature of the State of Maine to inquire into 
the enlistment frauds committed in that State during the late war. 
Very respectfully. 

Your obedient servant, 

WM. W. BELKNAP, 

Secretary of War. 



Louisville, Kt., February 13, 1871. 
Brigadier General E. D. Townsend, 

Adjutant General U. S. Army, 

Washington, D. C. 

General : — A few weeks since I received from some anonymous friend in 
Maine a copy of the daily " Portland Advertiser," containing an extract of a 
report made by certain Commissioners acting under the authority of the Maine 
Legislature, in the investigation of enlistment frauds during the late war. 

The tone of the Keport seemed to throw some responsibility for these frauds 
on me, in my capacity as Provost Marshal General of the United States. I 
immediately wrote to His Excellency the Governor of Maine for a copy of the 
official report, and have been assured by him that it should be furnished as 
soon as printed. 

This copy has not yet been received, but I am in receipt of the Bangor Daily 
Whig containing the full text of the report, and I desire without further delay 



COMMUNICATION. 509 

to make such comments thereon as seem to be imperatively demanded by the 
honor of the service, and my self respect. 

The report fills me with profound surprise. I did not know that such an 
investigation was being prosecuted, and I had not the remotest hint that the 
doings of my oflSce were under review and criticism. It is certainly a very 
singular circumstance that an investigation of this character, professing to deal 
with the transactions of my office, and throwing aspersions on my official char- 
acter, should have been conducted without calling on me for any information 
or giving me the slightest opportunity to be heard. I was, perhaps, better pre- 
pared than any other person to give official information bearing upon the sub- 
ject under investigation, yet for reasons best known to themselves the Commis- 
sioners did not see fit to call upon me. 

My only resource, therefore, is to make this communication to my proper 
military superiors, asking that it be laid before the Governor of Maine, and 
requesting that it be made as public, and a matte.r of as permanent record as 
the report to which it relates. 

The Commissioners charge me with transcending the requirements of law in 
18Gi, from which frauds resulted. Their report says, "We shall not, however, 
have fully discharged our duty, unless we indicate in some general way the 
conclusions we have unavoidably arrived at as to the persons upon whom the 
responsibility for these unauthorized credits rests." "When the Provost Mar- 
shal General in his letter of July 9, 1864, appointing Governor Cony and Major 
Gardiner to the Naval Commission, instructed them that, 'in determining the 
credits the State of Maine and the different sub-divisions of it were entitled to, 
the Secretary thinks it will be fair to assume that the state in which naval en- 
listments have been made is entitled to credit for the enlistments unless it shall 
appear by more direct evidence that the credits belong elsewhere,' he seems to 
us to liave transcended the requirements of law. The terms and intendment 
of the act were to throw the burden of proving residence upon the towns ; the 
effect of the instruction was to assume the residence to be at the place of en- 
listment, and throw the burden of disproving it upon the town making an 
adverse claim." 

"The instruction from the same officer to Governor Cony and Major Littler, 
of December 10, 1864, authorizing the credit of the 251 naval recruits is of the 
same force and refers to the foregoing instruction. The mere private endorse- 
ment upon the Mar^e Corps list in the hands of Messrs. Pike and Colby, 
authorizing a credit of the names it contained to districts and sub-districts of 
Maine, and the similar instructions for a like credit of about 200 names on a 

list held by G. P. Cochrane, to districts and sub-districts in the State of , 

does not seem to us to have had the slightest pretext of law or propriety to 
vindicate it." 

Whether the. instructions of July 9 and December 10, 1864, above mentioned 
be right or wrong, I am not responsible for them. They were Mr. Stanton's, 
not mine. This is plain from their terms, for I say, not that / think, but that 
"the Secretary thinks," &c., and this is confirmed by my final report (page 70) 
dated March 17, 1866, where I say, referring to this same matter, "the Secre- 
tary of War decided," &c. Under the law, my orders and decisions were made 
in my own name and not in that of the Secretary, as will appear by reference 



510 PAPER CREDITS. 

to them. When I, as his subordinate officer, communicated his decisions, as 
in this case, they were his, in fact, and not mine. But the terms of the in- 
structions, and those of my final report, though sufficient proof, are not the 
only nor the strongest proof on this point. I have the original of my recom- 
mendation to the Secretary of War for carrying out this law. The whole tenor 
of these instructions as framed by me, was to throw restrictions around these 
credits, and the 4th Article of them was in the following terms : 

IV. "Their residence must be proved to the satisfaction of the Secretary of 
War. When the residence is established, as required by the laiv, the names of 
the men credited will be placed on the enrollments lists of the places to which 
the credits are allowed. It shall be the duty of the Acting Assistant Provost 
General of the State to see to this." 

It appears that in the opinion of the Commissioners this recommendation of 
mine would have fulfilled the requirements of the law and prevented frauds. 
But Mr. Stanton rejected it and substituted the paragraph which the Commis- 
sioners think transcended the law and produced evil results. 

I am happy to have the Commissioners on my side of this question, but I 
must leave them to contest the correctness and wisdom of Mr. Stanton's con- 
struction of law. The issue is one for jurists to decide, and I let it rest be- 
tween the Commissioners on the one side, and the deceased War Minister, 
Attorney General, and Justice of the U. S. Supreme Court on the other. I 
know the latter to have been an able jurist; of the former I know nothing. 
Besides the charge I have just explained, the Commissioners say that by mere 
private endorsement credit was allowed for a marine corps list, in the hands of 
Pike and Colby, to districts and sub-districts in Maine, and that by similar en- 
dorsement a like credit was allowed upon a list in the hands of G. P. Cochrane 
to districts and sub'districts in the State of . 

The Commissioners say that there does not seem to them to have been the 
slightest "pretext of law or propriety" to vindicate the allowance of these two 
lots of credits. . Let us see first as to the "law." The acts of July 4, 1864, 
section 8, governing on this subject, said, the men therein described should be 
credited "upon satisfactory proof of their residence made" (not to these Com- 
missioners, but) '■'to the Secretary of War." As the Commissioners do not 
know, or even pretend to know, that "satisfactory proof was not made to the 
Secretary of War," their charge must be regarded as the mere assertion of a 
negative. Granting for the sake of the argument that ♦ith all that wisdom 
after the fact, acquired by the light of six years, the Commissioners have ascer- 
tained that the <7-m;</i regarding some or all of these credits would not now justify 
their allowance, and still it will not follow that they ought not to have been 
allowed at the time on proof which was then satisfactory to the Secretary of 
War. 

It is sufficient on the point of " propriety" to say that the action in these 
cases cannot be properly passed upon without a full knowledge of the circum- 
stances under which it was taken. The Commissioners lacked tliat knowledge 
and could not acquire it, even if they had tried so to do. So much for the gen- 
eral features of such credits as were allowed. 

Now in relation specially to the so called "marine corps list," and the "list 



COMMUNICATION. 511 

held by G. P. Cochrane," which the Commissioners say were credited by " mere 
private endorsement." 

I made no mere private endorsement on papers for the allowance of credits, 
and if I had done so my subordinates would not have been justified in regard- 
ing them. The "marine corps list" came to the War Department with an 
official letter dated October 7, 1864, from Major Nicholson, Inspector of the 
Marine Corps, a proper officer to give the facts in relation to these men. He 
desired that they be credited to the localities "set opposite their names." The 
list was forwarded to Major Littler, with directions to credit, " provided they 
have not been heretofore credited." 

Of the Cochrane list I know nothing, having no recollection of any such list 
or transaction as that set forth, and I am informed that the records of my office 
furnish no information on the subject. I never knowingly ordered a credit in 
blank, and if there is a genuine signature of mine on the list described by the 
Commissioners as the Cochrane list, it was obtained through some misrepre- 
sentation, misunderstanding or fraud; but until I see the list and can deter- 
mine as to the genuineness of it and of my signature, I shall certainly tliink 
there is a forgery in it. The Commissioners, it seems, have seen none of these 
mere private endorsements, but assert their existence on " verbal testimony." 
Tlie}' say "We have only verbal testimony of the special orders to credit the 
names borne on the Marino Corps list offered by Pike & Colby, and Cochrane." 
They do not say in terms that these mere private endorsements were mine, but 
I infer from the context that they meant it. 

But in determining the responsibility for credits and their consequences — 
which the Commissioners place entirely on my shoulders — thfere are some other 
points to be borne in mind. The Stale and town authorities sought and ac- 
cepted these credits and knowingly paid bounties for them. The General 
Government could neither exact or regulate these payments ; all it could do in 
this regard it did do, that is, set the example of paying bounties for and to 
actual recruits only. It is a significant fact, that there were few or no frauds 
in the matter of government bounties. It was clearly the duty of the towns to 
see that their bounties were honestly and properly disbursed. It was my duty 
to see that the men were obtained for the service. How well the former was 
performed is indicated by the Report of these Commissioners ; how well the 
latter, may be inferred from the fact that the army was languishing for recruits 
-when I entered on the duties of Provost Marshal General in 18G3, and that, 
notwithstanding all its casualties, it contained more than a million of men when 
the war closed in 1865. 

It looks like very sharp practice, to say the least of it, for the authorities in 
Maine to have sought and accepted paper credits, and to have openly and vol- 
untarily paid large sums of money to scoundrels for their part in preparing 
them, and then long after the war, when the people are smarting under the 
pecuniary consequences of their own folly, for another class of authorities to 
come out and condemn the General Government as culpable, and as the cause 
of the burdens which they inflicted upon themselves. 

Though I had no power to regulate local bounties or forestall frauds in them, 
I was, when the war closed, actively engaged in the prosecution of persons per- 



512 PAPER CREDITS. 

petrating these frauds. Some 30 or 40 of the worst cases were under arrest 
by my bureau, about 20 of which had been regularly tried by United States 
authority, convicted and sentenced to fine and imprisonment. One of these, 
G. M. Delany, a witness before these Commissioners, was found guilty, among 
other things, of defrauding recruits of money voted by the towns and cities of 
Maine, and was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment and a fine of forty-five 
thousand dollars. I, at Washington, was comparatively withdrawn from the 
fraudulent practices carried on in the States under the very eyes of the State 
and town officers, and as I understand the law within their jurisdiction. Yet I 
recall no arrests or punishments for these crimes in the State of Maine or else- 
where, except those by my bureau. 

The disagreeable and unpopular duty of drafting men into the ranks of the 
army, after volunteering had become inadequate, was put upon me without 
agency or solicitation on my part, and at the sacrifice of more desirable em- 
ployment in other fields of service. I know that I discharged it faithfully, in- 
dustriously, honestly — to the satisfaction of my superior officers — and with the 
cordial concurrence, so far as I know, of Governor Coburn and Governor Cony, 
the two Executives of Maine with whom I had official intercourse. Yet when 
this duty was ended by the termination of the war, my services were by many 
measured rather by the extent of their annoyance to individuals, than by their 
importance to the nation. I have not complained of this, but have looked 
patiently and confidently to time for justice, and I shall continue so to look, 
notwithstanding the wrong done me so unexpectedly by these Commissioners 
in Maine. And I shall even hope for justice from them when this explanation 
reaches them — an explanation that never would have been necessary had they 
given me an opportunity to appear before them. ' This I should have gladly 
done, not merely in defence of my official course, but to aid them in detecting 
and, if possible, punishing the perpetrators of those frauds in their State which 
I labored assiduously to prevent. 

Very respectfully, 

Your obedient servant, 

JAMES B. FEY, 

Lt. Col. and Ass't Adj. Gen'l. 



STATE OF MAINE. 

In Senate, February 22, 1871. 
Bead and sent down. 

SAMUEL W. LANE, Secretary. 



In House of Eepresentatives, 
February 22, 1871. 

Laid on the table and ordered to be printed, on motion of Mr. SEWALL of 

Oldtown. 

S. J. CHADBOURNE, Clerk. 



STATE OF MAINE. 



Secketart's Office, 
Augusta, January 19, 1871. 
To the President of the Senate : 

In response to the order of the Senate this day passed, directing the Secre- 
tary of State " to furnish the Senate, for the Hse of the Legislature, the total 
expense to the State incurred by reason of or on account of any and all in- 
vestigations of 'Paper Credits' made prior to this date," I have the honor to 
inform you that the first investigation, made by a committee of the Legislature 
in 1865, was unattended with expense; the second, made by a committee of 
the Legislature in 1866, incurred for witnesses and advertising an expense of 
f 231. 00; the third, made by a committee of the Legislature in 1870, was at 
the expense of $85.00 ; the fourth, made the past year by a commission ap- 
pointed by the Governor, incurred the following expense : 

Compensation of Commission, $2,976 68 

Compensation of clerk, 1,105 00 

Fees of witnesses, 942 20 

Advertising, 29 25 

Stationery, 25 00 

Postage, . . . . • 22 50 

Printing, 23 58 

Estimated bills not paid, 300 00 

Making the aggregate expense as follows : 

Investigation in 1866, $231 00 

" 1870 (committee,) .... 85 00 

" 1870 (commission) 5,401 71 

Total, * $5,717 71 

Very respectfuUv, 

FRANKLIN M. DREW, 

Secretary of State. 



STATE OF MAINE. 

In Senate, January 20, 1871. 
Read, and on motion of Mr. VOSE laid on the table and ordered to be 
printed in connection with the report of the Commissioners on Paper Credits. 

SAMUEL W. LANE, Secretary. 

* This sum does not include the cost of arranging and printing this report, which is 
estimated at $1,500, making the total cost about $7,217.71. 

Samuel W. Lane, Secretary of the Senate. 
56 



EREATA. 

Page 370, for Geo. W. Whiting read Geo. W. Whitney. 
Page 374, for Benj. Turner read Benj. Tarbox. 



INDEX. 



A. ■ 

PAGE. 

Abbot, A. H 211, 241, 356 

deposition of 106, 107 

papers annexed to 18 

Abstract from testimony of officers and agents of towns 350 to 393 

Acting Assistant Provost Marshal General of Maine 22, 30, 41, 43, 45, 48, 62, 68, 

75, 76, 77, 80, 87, 89, 90, 91, 93, 94, 98, 102, 103, 111, 115, 117, 118, 120, 
126, 127, 137, 150, 158, 164, 166, 168, 169, 172, 173, 176, 177, 178, 181, 182, 
186, 189, 191, 192, 194, 195, 198, 201, 207, 213, 233, 250, 256, 269, 270, 271, 
272, 276, 309, 310, 312, 313, 314, 320, 340, 342, 343, 460, 461, 471, 472, 473 

Adjutant General of Maine. 13, 15, 21, 29, 30, 42, 43, 47, 48, 

50, 57, 65, 66, 69, 70, 74, 75, 84, 87, 89, 93, 94, 96, 104, 105, 107, 130, 132, 
133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 140, 143, 144, 146, 148, 149, 150, 151, 154, 155, 157, 
158, 159, 160, 161, 169, 173, 184, 187, 200, 206; 207, 209, 210, 212, 213, 214, 
217, 222, 223, 224, 226, 227, 228, 229, 233, 243, 248, 250, 256, 257, 258, 259, 
264, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 282, 286, 287, 288, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 
299, 300, 304, 310, 331, 333, 334, 337, 338, 340, 342, 345, 347, 356, 370, 372, 
392, 433, 434, 442, 448, 450, 452, 453, 460, 463, 465, 469, 470, 471, 472, 476 

Adjutant General Hodsdon, deposition of. 308, 309, 310, 311, 3-12-, 313, 

314,315,316,317,318,319,320,321,322,323,324 

Advertiser, Portland 276, 287, 29^3, 326, 440 

communication of A. B. Farwell to 440, 441, 442, 443 

Agents and officers of towns, depositions of. Appendixes B and K 41, 446 

list of. Appendix A 38 

Alfred, town 260, 261, 262, 324,325, 326,327 

names of credits of 261 

Allen, Winckworth S 356 

deposition of 74, 75 

Alna, town 50, 51, 52, 167, 168, 216, 267, 347, 350 

names of credits of 52, 167, 350, 477, 486, 500 

Andover, town , 83, 84, 181, 350 

names of credits of : 350, 477, 487, 500 

Andrews, Levi 39, 376 

deposition of 468 

Anonymous letter to G. M. Delany 222 

Anson, town 147, 148, 204, 205, 267, 352 

names of credits of 204, 205, 352, 477, 487, 500 

Appendix A, list of documents annexed, report of Select Committee of Senate.. 37 to 40 
B, depositions of officers and agents of towns 41 to 207 



516 PAPER CREDITS. 

PAGE. 

Appendix C, depositions of brokers 208 to 300 

D, depositions of officers and others 301 to 348 

E, abstract from testimony of officers and agents of towns 350 to 393 

F, correspondence tlirougli the Governor with the War and Navy Depart- 

ments 394 to 423 

G, copies of correspondence between the Naval Commission and A. A. P. 

M. G. of Maine with the P. M. G. of the United States. . 424 to 434 

H, copy of distribution of the 251 naval list 435 to 439 

I, communication of A. B. Farwell to Portland Advertiser 440 to 443 

J, specimen copy of return of town of Mercer 444 

K, evidence and documents recommended not to be printed by Select Com- 
mittee of Senate 446 to 605 

Archer, S. C 11, 74, 77, 87, 89, 91, 98, 177, 182, 268,356,358,370,371,473,474 

deposition of 223 to 230 

papers annexed to 230 

Assignment of men sold by Delany & Co 13 

A. B. Farwell 16 

J. H. Manley 20 

Pike & Colby 21 

the 251 Manley list ....435 to 439 

Athens, town 52, 53, 54, 59, 60, 168, 169, 267, 352 

names of credits of 169, 352, 477,487, 500 

Atkinson, town 91, 92 

names of credits of 352, 436, 477, 487 

William 39,360 

deposition of 342 

Auburn, town 71, 72, 175, 267, 352 

names of credits of 72, 362, 477, 487, 600 

Augusta, city 438 

names of credits of 438 

B. 

Bailey, Capt 359, 475 

Josiah - 350 

deposition of 83, 84 

papers annexed to 181 

Baker, Chandler 266, 356 

deposition of 75, 76 

papers annexed to 177 

Bangor 334 

Barker, S. A 11, 91, 92, 247, 249,352 

Barrows, Dr 216 

Barton and Keene 254 

Sumner 11, 97, 98, 184, 241, 362 

Beal, Ambrose 370 

deposition of 65, 66, 67 

papers annexed to 173 

Bean, C. T 11, 116, 117, 192, 193, 194, 248, 249, 297, 388 

Beedy, S. E 318 



INDEX. 517 

PAGE. 

Belfast 16 

Belknap, Wm. W., Sec. of War, letter of to Gov. Perham 508 

Bethel, town . ..w 362, 354, 463, 464 

names of credits of 352, 354, 464, 478, 487, 500, 501 

Bingham, town 75, 76, 177, 255, 256 

names of credits of 354, 437, 478, 487 

Blaine, James G #. 55, 420, 421 

Blaney, Arnold 354 

deposition of. 158, 159, 160, 161 

papers annexed to 207 

Boothljay, town 455, 456 

names of credits of 354, 456, 478, 488, 50 JE 

Bowdoinham, town 267, 448, 449 

names of credits of 449, 456, 478, 488, 501 

Bowler, L. A .* 333 

Brackett, John 2d ^ j. 374 

deposition of ?f 128, 129, 130 

papers annexed to 199 

Bristol, town 158, 169, 160, 161, 207, 216, 233, 267, 283 

names of credits of 159, 207, 354, 356 

Brokel^ depositions of. Appendix C 208 

list of. Appendix A 38 

Brown, D.H 11, 52, 53,, 54, 59, 60, 118, 149, 169, 195, 352,376 

Buck, A. P 318 

Buckfield, t0T?n 332, 339 

Burlington, town 16 

Burrell, 46 

Butler, Haven A 372 

deposition of Ill, 190, 191 

Buxton, town 237 



Canaan, town 22, 381 

. names of credits of ; 435 

Carney, James 39, 378 

deposition of 447 

Carratunk, town 255 

Carroll, Danforth 384 

deposition of 126, 127 

papers annexed to 198 

Case, Elisha 39, 378 

deposition of 475, 476 

Chamberlain, J. L., Gov 7, 8 

correspondence through, with War and Navy Departments, 

394 to 423 

Chase, A. B 335, 336 

Chelsea, town 259 

Chesley, William H., deposition of. ^^ 335, 336 

papers annexed to 337, 338, 339, 340 



518 PAPER CREDITS. 

PAGE. 

Chesterville, town 338, 356, 469, 470 

China, town. 103, 104, 106, 107, 185, 186, 211, 212, 213, 214, 233, 235, 241 

names of credits of 186, 356, 436, 437, 478, 488 

Clark, A. H ...376 

deposition of 152, 153, 154 

Classification of men sold » 11 

Clement, Samuel # 267,374 

deposition of 56, 57, 68 

papers annexed to - 171, 172 

Cochrane, G. P 11, 22, 28, 

30, 117, 153, 193, 194, 226, 227, 296, 297, 335, 336, 358, 376, 388, 47^, 511 

Cochrane, G. P., deposition of 247, 248, 2i9, 250, 251 

offer to share profits with certain official 250 

Coffin, Isaac H 216, 390, 392 

deposition of ! 145 146 147 

papers annexed to ^ 204 

Colby and Pike * 11, 21, 28, 

30, 41, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 59, 60, 71, 74, 88, 98, 
90, 102, 108, 109, 110, 114, 115, 137, 138, 145, 148, 149, 150, 160 161, 163, 
166, 167, 168, 170, 171, 175, 182, 188, 191, 202, 204, 205, 223, 225, 226, 228, 
229, 241, 251, 254, 258, 259, 263, 288, 297, 298, 299, 350, 352, 354, 3^ 358, 
363, 366, 370, 372, 374, 378, 380, 386, 388, 392, 448, 449, 451, 455, 475, 476 

Colby, Gov 274, 441 

James.... 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 108, 185, 215, 216, 237, 263, 266, 378,470,471 

Comins, George S » 39, 358 

deposition of. 473, 474, 475 

Comments on " paper credit " transaction ,• ,, 24 

report by James B. Fry 508 to 512 

Commissioner of enrolment, 3d District, 44, 50, 57, 60, 111, 117, 128, 150, 165, 166, 167 
168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 179, 180, 185, 189, 193, 194, 199, 202, 205, 455, 456 

Commissioners on " Paper Credits," report of 3 to 34 

comments on 508 to 512 

Commission, Gov. Cony and Maj Littler appointed 423, 426 

Naval of Maine 7, 13, 14, 28, 

29, 46, 66, 73, 217, 232, 238, 280, 302, 303, 308, 309, 310, 
314, 315, 316, 317, 321, 328, 329, 330, 331, 347, 395, 397 

copies of returns of ... 400 to 416 

Committee, Select of the Senate, report of 39, 40 

to confer with the Secretary of War 273, 293 

Communication from Gov. Perham to Legislature 508 

James B. Fry 508, 509, 510,511, 612 

of A. B. Farwell to Portland Advertiser 440 to 443 

W, S. Dodge to Gen. Hodsdon 341 

Gen. Hodsdon to W S. Dodge 341 

A. B. Farwell 442 

Maj. Gardiner to " Paper Credit" Commissioners 343, 345, 348 

•Concord, town 214, 231, 232, 356, 452, 463 

Conor, H. B 376 

deposition of g. US 

paper annexed to. 195 



INDEX. 519 

PAGE. 

Cony, Gov 88, 101, 217, 248, 250, 272, 273 

275, 277, 278, 282, 286, 287, 288, 294, 295, 302, 303, 304, 306, 307, 308, 309, 
315, 316, 317, 319, 320, 321, 335, 336, 343, 346, 395, 397, 423-, 428, 430, 512, 

Cony, Gov., and Maj. Littler, appointed a commission 423, 426 

Coombs, William 318 

Corinna, town 73, 74, 75, 177, 225, 226, 229, 323, 324 

names of credits of. 117, 356, 478, 488, 501 

Cornish, Colby C 392 

deposition of 149, 150 

papers annexed to 205 

Correspondence with Maj. Gardiner 342, 343, 344,- 345, 346, 347, 348 

through the Governor with War and Navy Departments 394 to 423 

copies of between the Naval Commission and A. A. P. M. G. of Maine 

with the Pro. Mar. Gen. of the United States 424 to 434 

Credits, duplicate sold 22, 219 

genuineness of 23 

names of ...52,61, 64,65, 67, 72, 77,78, 92,99.106, 109, 112, 117,128, 

, 131, 133, 144, 146, 154, 157, 159, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 169, 
172, 173, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 
188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 109, 202, 203, 
204, 205, 207, 230, 242, 261, 308, 323, 350, 352, 354, 356, 358, 360, 
362, 364, 366, 368, 370, 372, 374, 376, 378, 380, 382, 384, 386, 388, 
390, 392, 418, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 443, 446, 447, 449, 450, 452, 
455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 462, 464, 465, 467, 468, 472, 473, 475, 477, 
478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 
492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505 

Credits, naval, 1st Cong. Dist. of Maine 400, 401, 402 

I 2d Cong. Dist. of Maine 402, 403, 404, 405 

3d Cong. Dist. of Maine 405, 406, 407, 408 

4tb Cong. Dist. of Maine 408, 409,410, 411,412 

5th Cong. Dist. of Maine 413, 414, 415, 416 

Cumberland, town 151,152,216,323,358 

Cunningham, Thomas 214, 358 

deposition of 130, 131 

D. 

Dale, Mayor of Bangor ^^^ 

Damariscotta, town 80, 81, 142, 180, 214, 233, 235, 358 

Davis, Capt. A. P., Pro. Mar. 3d District J- .... 47, 48, 60, 57, 106, 143, 144, 

145, 146, 152, 153, 154. 169, 172, 179, 187, 240, 452, 456 

Davis, Frank 135, 140, 167, 200, 204, 210, 234, 235, 452 

deposition of 231, 232, 233 

George G • 248 

Davis, Jesse 39,390 

deposition of 471,472,473 

Dead River plantation, names of credits of 435 

Deering,JohnP.&Co 11,20,41,42,45,46.47,58,60, 

61, 67, 68, 73, 75, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 102, 103, 127, 141, 163, 
164, 165, 174, 175, 176, 182, 221, 229, 252, 254, 257, 268, 288, 301, 
304, 307, 312, 320, 360, 362, 370, 372, 380, 384, 388, 390, 456, 45 7 



520- PAPER CREDITS. 

PAGE. 

Delany, George M 11, 14, 15, 22, 50, 57, 80, 81, 98, 99, 

100, 102. 103, 104, 107, 119, 120, 121. 123, 125, 128, 130, 131, 134, 135, 138, 
139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 145, 158, 159, 161, 166, 167, 180, 185, 186, 200, 203, 
204, 232, 289, 310, 347, 354, 358, 368, 378, 386, 390, 449, 470, 471, 472, 512 

Delany, Geo. M. & Co 11, 13, 14, 49, 63, 64, 85, 

103. 104, 119, 120, 122. 126, 135, 140, 141, 142, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 156,- 
157, 161, 166, 167, 175, 186, 195, 197, 200, 204, 231, 233, 249, 252, 254, 296, 
352, 356, 360, 364, 370, 376, 380, 382, 384, 388, 392, 449, 452, 453, 459, 460 

Delany, Geo. M., arrest of 219, 222, 232, 512 

anonymous letter to 222, 289 

deposition of 210 to 223 

paid money to procure certain order 213 

certain officials 211, 213, 214 

refused to disclose name of certain party 212 

sentence of 221, 512 

Dennett, John A 465 

Dennystown 255 

names of credits of ^ 435 

Depositions of agents and officers of towns. Appendixes B and K 41, 446 

list of. 38 

brokers. Appendix C 208 

list of 38 

officers and others. Appendix D 301 

list of 39 

Detroit, town 58, 59, 239, 240, 358 

names of credits of 437 

Devean, 266, 269 

Dexter, town 76, 77, 78, 178, 181, 228 

names of credits of. 358, 478, 479, 488, 501 

Dinsmore T. H 11, 62, 75, 105, 106, 173, 268, 354, 362, 372, 376, 468 

deposition of 255, 256 

Dixmont, town 247. 249, 251 

Dodge, Wm. S 214 

letter of, to Gen. Hodsdon 341 

Gen. Hodsdon to , 341 

Doughty, Capt. C. H 93, 111, 129, 151, 162, 183, 190, 191, 199, 242, 365 

Dover, town, names of credits of 436 

Dunning, James 260, 273 

Dunsmoor, Moses 372 

deposition of, : 84, 85, 86 

Dyer, Robert 302 

Warren P 372 

deposition of 114, 115 

papers annexed to 191 



INDEX. 521 

E. 

PAGE, 

East Livermore 16 

Eastman 119 

Alfred A 382 

deposition of 125, 126 

papers annexed to 197, 198 

Eddington, town 226, 227, 229, 230, 247, 249, 251, 473, 474,475 

names of credits of 230, 358, 475, 479, 489, 501 

Edgecomb, town 46, 47, 48, 49, 60, 166, 167, 214, 267, 342 

names of credits of. 166, 358, 479, 489, 501 

Emery, William 246, 260, 262, 273, 277, 279, 

281, 282, 284, 286, 29i2, 304, 305, 318, 324, 326, 337, 364, 442 

deposition of. 92, 93, 94, 95 

papers annexed to 182, 183 

F. 

Fabjan, Otis W , 388 

deposition of 134, 135 

papers annexed to 200 

Fairfield, town 78, 79, 178, 179, 239, 240, 241 

names of credits of 239, 360, 479. 489, 501, 502 

Farwell, A. B 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 29, 30, 55, 56, 65, 66, 69, 

70, 71, 85, 94, 95. 96, 105, 132, 133, 134, 136, 137, 144, 154, 155, 170, 
171, 174, 184, 187, 201, 206, 207, 210, 217, 238, 260, 263, 304, 305, 306, 
307, 308, 310, 312^313, 315, 317, 318, 319, 321, 322, 323, 324, 326, 335, 
336, 337, 338, 339, 341, 344, 345, 360, 362, 368, 372, 380, 382, 386, 392 

communication to Portland Advertiser 440, 441, 442, 443 

deposition of. 272 to 295 

letter of to Gen. Hodsdon 339 

G. F. Shepley and G. W. Woodman to 443 

W. S. Dodge to Gen. Hodsdon relating to 341 

Gen. Hodsdon to W. S. Dodge relating to 341 

Chesley's copy of statement of, in 1865 337, 338, 339 

telegram of P. M, Gen. Fry relating to 433 

Maj. Littler relating to 434 

Fay .243 

Felker ,-. 214 

Corydon 39, 356 

deposition of 452, 463 

Fogler, W. fl 136, 137, 357, 386, 392, 463, 466 

Forest, Capt 21, 290, 291, 292, 312 

Fowler, James, Jr 39, 384 

deposition of 459, 460 

Francis, D. E 101, 102, 265 

Freeport, town 72, 73, 102, 103, 176, 252, 253, 255, 267 

names of credits of 72, 360, 479, 489 

Friendship, town 67, 68, 69, 79,80, 173, 174, 252, 253, 254, 255 

names of credits of. 69, 173, 360, 362, 436, 439, 479, 489, 490 



522 * PAPER CREDITS. 

PAGE. 

Frost, George A . .; 39, 378 

deposition of 465, 466 

Fry, James B., P. M. Gen 15, 20, 29, 30, 115, 212, 217, 223, 232, 236, 237, 247, 

248, 249, 250, 258, 263, 265, 268, 270, 271, 275, 295, 303, 
308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 316, 317, 320, 323, 324, 327, 
329, 337, 340, 343, 344, 346. 347, 422, 423, 433, 434, 508 
comments of, on report of " Paper Credit " Commission, 

508 to 512 
copies of correspondence with Naval Commission and the 

A. A. P. M. Gen. of Maine 424 to 434 

order appointing Gov. Cony and Maj. Littler a commis- 
sion to credit the 251 list 426 

telegrams relating to the 251 list 426, 427 

telegram relating to A. B. Farwell 433 

Pike and Manley 432, 433 

G. 

Garcelon 337 

Gardiner, J. W. T., Maj . . 12, 32, 51, 68, 80, 166, 212, 213, 217, 221, 233, 237. 261, 264 
265, 268, 271, 291, 302, 303, 308, 309, 313, 395, 397, 423, 466 

correspondence with 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348 

Gaslin, William, Jr 94, 260, 273, 304,318,324 

Geyer, Robert 252, 360, 362 

deposition of 67, 68, 69 

papers annexed to 173, 174 

Goodwin, George ^ 390 

deposition of 161, 162 

Gordon, Peter 30, 264, 265, 266, 269, 313, 344, 346 

Gould, Jesse 318 

Governor ..280,281,282, 283,288, 291, 295, 302,310,312,314, 333, 334,338, 344,345 

correspondence through, with War and Navy Departments 394 to 423 

Chamberlain •., . . 7, 8 

Colby 274, 441 

Governor Cony 88, 101, 217, 248, 250, 272, 273, 275, 277, 

278, 282, 286, 287, 288, 294, 295, 302, 303, 304, 306, 307, 308, 309, 315, 
316, 317, 319, 320, 321, 335, 336, 343, 346, 395, 397, 423, 428, 430, 512 

and Maj. Littler appointed a commission 423, 426 

Governor Perham, communication of to Legislature 508 

Gray, John 267, 358 

deposition of 46,47,48,49,50 

papers annexed to 166, 167 

Greeley, Josiah H 11, 123, 124, 125, 217, 238, 372 

deposition of 208, 209, 210 

Orchard C 208, 210,372 

deposition of 123, 124, 125 

Greene 16, 96, 97, 184, 362 

Green, Capt 307, 329, 339, 430 

Greenville, town 97, 98, 184, 362 

Greenwood, Albert N 360 

deposition of 78, 79 

papers annexed to 178, 179, 180 



INDEX. 523 

PAGE. 

Greenwood, town Ill, 112, 113, 114, 214, 235 

names of credits of 112, 3G2, 479, 490 

H. 

HalljArtell 215,364 

deposition of 141, 142 

papers annexed to 203 

Hallowell, city 87, 88, 89, 182, 263, 255 

names of credits of 182, 362, 436, 479, 480, 490 

Ham, Jacob B 39, 366 

deposition of 451, 452 

Hamilton, Samuel K 94 

Hampden, town, names of credits of 436 

Harmony, town 62, 63, 172, 173, 255, 256 

names of credits of 172, 173, 362, 438, 480, 490 

Harriman, A 82, 83, 84, 368 

Libby & Co. — See "Herriman." 

Hartford, town 63, 64, 65, 214, 233, 235 

names of credits of 64, 65, 364, 437, 438, 480, 490 

Hart, Stephen P 275, 292, 293 

Hawes, Orrick 300, 384 

deposition of... 127, 128 

papers annexed to 198, 199 

Heath, John P 11, 13, 14, 15, 20, 30, 73, 79, 99, 100, 101, 102, 141, 145, 151, 

152, 176, 209, 210, 211, 212, 216, 217, 218, 220, 221, 232, 234, 235, 237, 238, 
296, 302, 303, 310, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 347, 358, 360, 423^427, 464, 465 

Hebron, town, names of credits of. 438 

Herrick, Willard 362 

deposition of Ill, 112, 113 

Herriman, Libby A Co 11, 109, 110, 121, 188, 196, 297, 298, 299, 352, 364, 366, 

370, 374, 378, 382, 390, 454, 458, 461, 462, 463, 464, 466, 467, 471, 472, 473 

Hight, Horatio 39, 378 

deposition of 464, 465 

Higgins, 22,30, 117, 194 

Oscar T 247, 248, 249, 250, 251 

0. V 194, 247 

Hill, James Pf, *. 41, 42, 46, 47, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 149, 301, 303 

deposition of 257, 258, 259 

Hinds, B. H 260, 275, 276, 277, 287,302, 433,441,442 

deposition of 304, 305, 306, 307, 308 

Hobbs, 243, 246 

Hodgdon, Morris & Co 11, 161, 162, 390 

Hodsdon, Gen. J. L 13, 15, 21, 29,30,42,43,47,43,50, 

57, 65, 66, 69, 70, 74, 75, 84, 87, 89, 93, 94, 96, 104, 105, 107, 130, 132, 
133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 140, 143, 144, 146, 148, 149, 150, 151, 154, 155, 157, 
168, 159, 160, 161, 169, 173, 184, 187, 200, 206, 207, 209, 210, 212, 213, 214, 
217, 222, 223, 224, 226, 227, 228, 229, 233, 243, 248, 250, 256, 267, 268, 259, 
264, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 282, 286, 287, 288, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 
299, 300, 304, 310, 331, 333, 334, 337, 338, 340, 342, 345, 347, 356, 370, 372, 
392, 433, 434, 442, 448, 460, 452, 453, 460, 463, 465, 469, 470, 471, 472, 476 



524 PAPER CREDITS. 

PAGE. 

Hodsdon, Gen. J. L., deposition of 308 to 524 

letter of Wm. S. Dodge to 341 

to AVm. S. Dodge 341 

to A. B. Farwell 442 

A. B. Farwell to 339 

Holden and Dennystown 255 

names of credits of 435 

Hollis, town 260 

Holmes, Capt 48, 210, 211, 214,452 

Thomas 368 

deposition of. 98, 99, 100 

papers annexed to 184, 185 

Hubbard, T. H , 11, 111, 128, 129, 190, 217, 238, 360, 372, 374 

deposition of 242, 243, 244, 246, 246 

Hull, John T 13, 21, 317, 329, 347 

deposition of 331, 332, 333 

Hurd, Benj 11, 44, 45, 59, 71, 72, 168, 175,352 

Hunter, Benj 39, 382 

deposition of 449, 450 

Huston, Albion G 142, 214, 358 

deposition of ,80, 81 

papers annexed to 180 

I. 

Index book of naval credits 218, 219, 257, 272, 317 



Jackson, S. W 267, 386 

deposition of. 136 to 138 

papers annexed to 200 to 202 

Jacobs, Joseph H 384 

deposition of. . ., ... 115, 116 

papers annexed to 191, 192 

Jefferson, town -. 141, 142, 203, 215, 233, 364 

Jordon, Dr ^ 336 

Journal of the Senate, extract from 506, 507 

K. 

Kennebunk, town 260, 261, 262, 324, 325, 326, 327, 339 

names of credits of 261 

Kennedy, Thomas 449, 450 

Kenriok, F 78, 79, 104, 106, 178, 179, 186, 240, 356, 360 

deposition of 241, 242 

Kilbreth, Sullivan 215, 368 

deposition of 143, 144 

papers annexed to 203 

Kimball, Charles 11, 83, 84, 350 



INDEX. 525 

PAGE. 

Kimball, C. A 367,378 

affidavit of *. 358 

Israel Q 39 

deposition of 463, 464 

Kittery, town ; 235 

Knowles, Kobert 356 

deposition of. 73, 74 

papers annexed to 177 

Knowlton, John C 318 

L. 

Lancaster, Sewall 135 

Larrabee, John 370 

deposition of 121 to 123 

papers annexed to 196 

Lebanon, town. 92, 93, 94, 95, 182, 183, 237 

names of credits of 183, 364, 436, 480, 490, 491 

Leeds, town 466, 407 

names of credits of 364, 467, 480, 491, 502 

Lee, Seth 39,352 

deposition of 446 

Levant, town 16, 333, 334 

Lewiston, city 451, 452 

names of credits of. 366,452,480,481,491, 502 

Libby, , Deputy Pro. Marshal 214 

Libby & Co., Herriman. — See Herriman, Libby <fc Co. 

Lisbon, town ...235, 298, 461, 462 

names of credits of. 366, 462, 481, 491, 502 

List, original, ordered credited by Gen. Fry 323 

251, (Manley) copy of distribution of 435 to 439 

of depositions of agents and officers of towns 38 

brokers 38 

officers and others 39 

names of credits, Appendix E 350 to 393 

H 435 to 439 

Schedule B 477 to 486 

C 486 to 499 

D 500 to 505 

naval credits by number 400 to 416 

Litchfield, town 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 184, 185, 215, 235, 267 

names of credits 99, 184, 185, 366,368, 481,491,492, 502 

Littlefield, Thomas 267,352 

deposition of 71, 72 

papers annexed to 175 

Littler, R, M. 22,30,41,43,45,48, 68,75, 76,77,87,89, 

90, 91, 93, 94, 102, 103, 111, 115, 117, 118, 120, 150, 164, 172, 173, 176, 
^ 177, 178, 181, 182, 186, 189, 191, 192, 194, 195, 198, 210, 211, 214, 222, 
223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 231, 248, 250, 253, 257, 258, 259, 265, 
266, 268, 296, 306, 307, 312, 313, 314, 320. 321, 329, 340, 343, 344, 346, 
359, 361, 363, 365, 370, 423, 450, 451, 452, 456, 467, 460, 461, 472, 473 



5'26 PAPER CREDITS. 

PAGE. 

Littler, R. M., and Gov. Cony appointed a commission 423, 426 

correspondence of P. M. Gen. of United States with.. , 424 to 434 

letters to Gen. Try relating to the 251 list 427 bo 429 

1350 naval credits 430 

A. B . Earwell 434 

Pike and Manley 432 

A. B. Farwell 443 

Livermore, town ...82, 83, 180, 368 

names of credits of 180, 368, 481, 492, 502 

Low, Provost Marshal 91, 92, 225, 226, 228, 230 

Lyford, Aaron S 370 

deposition of 60 to 62 

Lyman 260 

M. 

Machiasport, town 15, 315 

Magoon, Joseph A 256, 362 

deposition of 62, 63 

papers annexed to 172, 173 

Manchester, town 143, 144, 203, 215, 233, 235 

names of credits of 144, 203, 368, 492 

Manley, J. H 11, 12, 20, 30, 65, 66, 75, 84, 85, 91, 92, 94, 

95, 116, 136, 137, 155, 173, 175, 192, 200, 201, 207, 210, 211, 216, 220, 
221, 231, 232, 236, 237, 241, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 262, 271, 
273, 277, 281, 282, 284, 286. 288, 292, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 
308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 318, 320, 321, 324, 326, 334, 335, 336, 337, 356, 
365, 370, 378, 380, 384, 386, 392, 419, 432, 433, 465, 466, 469, 470, 475 

copy of statement of, in 1865 339, 340,. 

telegram of Gen. Fry relating to 432, 433 

list. Gov. Cony and Maj. Littler a commission to credit 423, 426 

distribution of 435 to 439 

Manson, A. D 336 

Mariaville, town 22, 223 

Marston, James R 39, 370 

deposition of 446, 447 

Matthews, Daniel R 380 

deposition of 110, 111 

Mosea R 249, 297, 388 

deposition of 116, 117 

papers annexed to 192, 193, 194, 

McCarty, James 390 

deposition of 138, 139, 140 

papers annexed to 202, 203 

McLeod, , 242, 243, 245 

Mendall, Joseph S 364 

deposition of 63, 64, 65 

Men sold, classification of 11 

lists of, Appendix B 350 to 393 

H 435 to 439 



INDEX. 527 

PAGE. 

Men sold, lists of, Schedule B 477 to 486 

C 486 to 499 

D 500 to 505 

naval, lists of, by number 400 to 416 

Mercer, town... 14, 15, 16, 70, 71, 216, 219, 221, 222, 289, 290, 294, 315, 338, 344, 444 

names of credits of 368, 444, 492 

specimen copy of return of 444 

Merrow, A. D 11,92, 93,94, 183, 216, 237, 246, 260, 364 

Josiah 39, 267, 364 

deposition of 448, 449 

Mexico, town 121, 122, 123, 196, 298, 370 

names of credits of. 196, 370, 481, 492, 502 

Millay, P. R 449 

Monmouth, town 1. 16, 65, 66, 67, 173, 217,370 

names of credits of 67 

Montgomery, John 39, 354 

deposition of 455, 456 

Moore, Albert 267, 352 

deposition of 147, 148 

papers annexed to 204, 205 

Morrell, Stephen 449, 450 

Morrill, Lot M 55, 132, 144 

Nahum 83, 110, 120, 121, 122, 126, 180, 181, 188, 196, 

• 365, 367, 369, 449, 450, 452, 454, 455, 458, 459, 462, 463, 464, 467, 473 

Moscow, town, names of credits of 437 

Moulton, Moses 215, 376 

deposition of 166, 167 

Mount Vernon, town 60, 61, 62, 439, 446, 447 

names of credits of 61, 370, 439, 446, 481, 492, 503 

Mulligan, James 39, 372 

deposition of 466, 457 

N. 

Names, duplication of 22, 219 

of credits 52, 61, 64, 65, 67, 72, 77, 78, 92, 99, 106,109,112, 

117, 128, 131, 133, 144, 146, 154, 157, 159, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 169, 
172, 173, 176. 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 186, 186, 187, 188, 189, 
190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 196, 196, 197, 198, 199, 202, 203, 204, 206, 207, 230, 
242, 261, 308, 323, 350, 352, 364, 356, 358, 360, 362, 364, 366, 368, 370, 372, 
374, 376, 378, 380, 382, 384, 386, 388, 390, 392, 418, 436, 436, 437, 438, 439, 
443, 446, 447, 449, 450, 452, 455, 466, 467, 458, 469, 462, 464, 465, 467, 468, 
472, 473, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483, 484, 485, 486, 487, 488, 489, 
490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 496, 496, 497, 498, 499, 500, 501, 602, 603, 504, 505 

Naval Commission of Maine 7, 13, 14, 28, 29, 46, 66, 73, 217, 232, 238, 280,302, 

303, 308, 309, 310, 314, 316, 316, 317, 321, 328, 329, 330, 331, 347, 395, 397 

Naval Commission of Maine, copies of returns of. 400 to 416 

correspondence of with Pro. Mar. Gen 425 to 434 

Naval Credits, 1st Cong. Dist. of Maine. .*. 400, 401, 402 

2d Cong. Dist. of Maine 402,403,404,405 



528 PAPER CREDITS. 

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Naval Credits, 3d Cong. Dist. of Maine 405, 406, 407, 408 

4th Cong. Dist. of Maine 408,409, 410,411,412 

5th Cong. Dist. of Maine ....413, 414,415, 416 

Navy and War Department, correspondence with, through the Governor 394 to 423 

Newcastle^ town 216, 217, 219, 221, 223, 289 

Newport, town 86, 87, 89, 90, 91, 181, 182, 228, 229, 230, 268, 334, 447 

names of credits of 181, 182, 230,370, 481,482, 492, 493,503 

New Portland, town 114, 115, 191, 267, 372 

Nobleborough, town 22, 223, 253, 255,435,456.457 

names of credits of 372, 435, 457, 482, 493 

Norridgewock, town 15, 16, 104, 105, 106, 187, 217, 255, 256, 290, 315, 344 

names of credits of. 106,187,372,439,482,493 

North, 11, 140,388 

North Berwick, town Ill, 190, 191, 242, 243, 244, 327 

names of credits of 190, 191, 372, 481, 493 

North Carolina, Receiving Ship 337 

Norton, . 208, 209, 237 

Number of "Paper Men" 21, 22 

Nye, Joseph 11, 58 

Joseph F : 78, 79, 179,358, 360 

deposition of 239, 240, 241 

0. 

Ohio, Receiving Ship 51, 53, 73, 103, 151, 

211, 212, 213, 216, 217, 221, 238, 243, 245, 255, 290, 296, 302, 306, 316, 331, 
332, 339, 347, 359, 361, 363, 365, 369, 377, 379, 383, 389, 391, 393, 398, 433 

Order of Pro. Mar. Gen. Fry 20, 21, 28, 30, 217, 220, 232, 236, 237, 248, 249, 250, 

251, 258, 268, 270, 271, 280, 303, 340, 423, 501 

to credit the 251 list 423,426 

Orders of the Senate relative to printing " paper credit" documents 445, 506 

Osgood, H. S.,... 134, 220, 221, 222, 237, 257, 258, 259, 289 

commission received from Manley 303 

deposition of 301 to 304 

Osgood, John 216 

Oxford , 217,323 

P. 

Page, Horatio N 372 

deposition of 104 to 106 

papers annexed to 187 

George N., deposition of 330, 331 

Palermo, town 123, 124, 125, 208, 209, 210, 217, 238,372 

Palmyra, town 66,57, 68, 171, 172, 267,374 

names of credits of 172, 374, 482, 493, 603 

" Paper Credits," names of. — See •' Credits, names of." 

report of commissioners on 3 to 34 

Senate Committee* 39, 40 

" Paper men," number of. ..» 21, 22 



INDEX. 529 

PAGE. 

Parks, Frederic J 374 

deposition of. 108, 109 

Parsonsfield, town 128, 129, 130, 238, 242, 244, 245, 246, 399 

names of credits of. 199, 374, 494 

Partridge, Charles K., deposition of 328 to 330 

Pembroke, town, names of credits of 438 

Percival, Joseph 338 

deposition of 41 to 46 

papers annexed to 163 to 165 

Perham, Gov., communication of, to Legislature 608 

Perkins & Co , 210, 234 

Phillips, town 109, 110, 188, 298 

names of credits of 109, 188, 374, 482, 494, 503 

Phipsburg 108, 109 

Pike & Colby.^ee " Colby & Pike." 

Pike, D. T 11, 21, 30, 44, 49, 86, 87, 90, 91, 97, 

99, 100, 149, 186, 207, 224, 226, 239, 240, 291, 299, 300, 308, 309, 310, 311, 
312, 313, 314, 323, 324, 330, 334, 336, 344, 346, 358, 366, 432, 433, 434, 474 

deposition of ' 263 to 272 

telegram of Gen. Fry, relating to 432, 433 

Pittsfield, town ..118, 195, 436,437 

names of credits of 195, 376, 436, 437, 482, 494 

Pittston, town 152, 163, 164, 216, 237, 249 

names of credits of 154, 376, 494 

Pleasant Ridge plantation 266, 266, 376, 468 

names of credits of. 439, 468 

Poland, Capt. J. S 327, 337 

Porter, Joseph W 336 

Porter, town 16j 156, 157, 215, 235 

names of credits of 157,376,482, 483, 494 

PorUand Advertiser '. 276, 287, 293,326,440 

communication of A. B. Farwell to 440 to 443 

city 331,332,333,347 

Prince, William L 358 

deposition of 161, 162 

Provost Marshal General Fry.— See " Fry, James B., P. M. Gen." 

of Maine.— See " A. A. P. M. Gen. of Maine." 

IstDist. of Maine 93, 111, 129, 161, 162^ 183, 190, 191, 199 

2d Dist. of Maine 109, 110, 120, 

121, 122, 126, 156, 180, 181, 188, 196, 369, 449, 460, 
452, 464, 455, 458, 459, 462, 463, 464, 467, 468, 473 

3d Dist. of Maine 47,48,50, 106, 143, 144, 

145, 146, 152, 153, 154, 169, 172, 179, 187, 240, 456 

4th Dist. of Maine 225, 226, 228, 230 

Putnam, Prentiss M 39, 378 

deposition of 457, 458 

5T 



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PAGE. 

Readfield, town 267, 338, 378, 475, 476 

Receiving Ship North Carolina 337 

Ohio.— See " Ohio." 

Redlon, Nathan ' 214, 356 

deposition of '. 103, 104 

papers annexed to 185, 186 

Reed, I. W 11, 60, 61, 62, 145, 146, 204, 217,370,390 

Report of commissioners on " Paper Credits " 3 to 34 

Select Committee of the Senate 39, 40 

Richards, John 39, 378 

deposition of , 454, 455 

Richardson, William 362 

deposition of 113, 114 

Richmond, town 215, 233, 235, 447, 470, 471 

names of credits of 378, 447, 483, 495 

Riggs, George L 39, 356 

deposition of , 469 

Rockland, city, names of credits of 438, 439 

Rollins, Orison 368 

depostion of. 82, 83 

papers annexed to 180 

Ruggles, Hiram, deposition of. 333, 334 

Rumford, town 298, 457, 458, 459 

names of credits of 378, 458, 459, 483, 495, 503 

s. 

Sabine, ship 212 

Salem, town 298, 454,455 

names of credits of. 378, 455, 483, 495, 503, 604 

Sanford, town 378, 465, 466 

Sawyer, Tristram P 358 

deposition of 76, 77, 78 

papers annexed to 178 

Scarborough 378, 464, 465 

names of credits of 465 

Schedule B 477 to 486 

C 486 to 499 

D 500 to 505 

Secretary of War, communication of, to Gov. Perbam 508 

Senate Committee, report of. 39, 40 

Journal, extract from 506, 507 

orders to print " paper credit " documents 445, 506 

Shaw, Elisha W 370, 447 

deposition of 86, 87 

Milton G 362 

deposition of. 97, 98 

papers annexed to 184 



INDEX. 531 

PAGE. 

Shaw, William A 380 

deposition of 55, 56 

papers annexed to 169, 170 

Shearman, James 380 

deposition of 144, 146 

papers annexed to 170, 171 

Shepley, George F., letter of, to A. B. Farwell 443 

Sidney, town 15, 16, 55, 56, 144, 145, 169, 

170, 171, 267, 271, 272, 273, 283, 284, 290, 322, 323, 337, 338, 339. 344 

names of credits of 169, 171, 323, 380, 483, 495, 604 

Simmons, William C 20, 41 

deposition of 252 to 266 

Small, S.F , 282 

deposition of. 118 to 121 

papers annexed to 195, 196 

William H ; 267,347,350 

deposition of. 50 to 52 

papers annexed to 167, 168 

Smithfield, town 69, 70, 84, 85, 86, 175, 215,380,435 

names of credits of 435 

Snow, R. A 352 

deposition of 91, 92 

Southard, T. J 39, 216, 378, 447 

deposition of 470, 471 

South Freeport, names of credits of 438, 439 

Southport, town 22, 110, 111, 189, 190 

names of credits of 189, 380, 483, 495 

Sprague, Augustus 362 

deposition of 96, 97 

papers annexed to 184 

Stanley, Capt. 215 

Stanton, E. M 70, 274, 324, 441, 509, 510 

committee to confer with 273, 293,324, 441 

Starks, town 15, 16, 132, 133, 154, 290, 338 

names of credits of. • 133, 382, 495, 496 

Stetson, 214 

Steuben, town •. 15 

Stevens, T. M. . . . 11, 14, 51, 68, 69, 79, 80, 152, 154, 168, 216, 237, 347, 350, 360, 376 

Stimson, John N 17, 18, 94, 129, 199, 217, 238, 244, 

245, 246, 273, 282, 304, 318, 319, 322, 324, 325, 326, 327, 337, 374 

deposition of 260 to 263 

Stockbridge, Micah 360 

deposition of 72, 73 

papers annexed to 176 

Stodder, Reuben 267 

deposition of 62 to 54 

papers appexed to 168, 169 

Stone, James M 94, 246, 260, 262, 263, 273, 293, 3Q4, 318, 322, 339, 441 

deposition of. 324 to 327 



532 PAPER CREDITS. 

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Stow, town 125, 126, 197, 198, 215, 233, 235, 438 

names of credits of 197, 198, 382, 438, 483, 496 

Strong, town 449, 460 

names of credits of 382, 450. 483, 494, 504 

Sturgis, IraD 11, 127, 128, 198, 268,384,386 

deposition of 299, 300 

T. 

T&rboz, Benjamin 374 

deposition of. 109, 110 

papers annexed to 188 

Temple, town 14, 118, 119, 120, 121, 195, 196, 215, 233, 235, 238, 438 

names of credits of 195, 382, 438, 483, 496 

Thing and Monroe 254 

Thomaston, town 115, 116, 191, 192, 437, 438 

names of credits of 191, 192, 384, 437, 438, 484, 496 

Thompson, Nelson 360 

deposition of. 79, 80 

Tibbetts, Lewis 11, HI, 189, 190,380 

Tobey.S. L 262 

deposition of 59, 60 

papers annexed to 168, 169 

True, Nathan 252, 263, 260 

deposition of 102, 103 

papers annexed to 167 

Turner, Benjamin 39, 364 

deposition of 466, 467 

u. 

Union, town 126, 127, 198, 253, 255,437 

names of credits of. 198, 384, 437, 484, 496, 497 

Unity 216, 384, 459, 460 

V. 

Varney, Isaac W 380 

deposition of 69, 70 

papers annexed to 176 

Vassalborough, town 127, 128, 198, 199, 216, 235, 268, 299, 300 

names of credits of 128, 199, 384, 386, 484, 497, 604 

Vienna, town 273 

w. 

Waldoborough, town 69, 136, 137, 138, 200, 201, 202, 267, 290 

names of credits of ... . 202. 386, 388, 484, 485, 497, 498, 504, 505 

Wales, town 134, 135, 140, 141, 200, 216, 233 

names of credits of 388, 485, 498, 505 

Walker, Elliot 11,358,370,447 

deposition of 89, 90, 91 

papers annexed to 181, 182 



INDEX. 533 

PAGE. 

Wall, Ariel #362 

deposition of 87 to 89 

papers annexed to 182 

Waltham '. 22, 223 

Walton, S. B 368 

deposition of. 70,71 

War and Navy Departments, correspondence through the Governor with 394 to 423 

Warren, town 116, 117, 192, 193, 194, 248, 249, 251, 297 

names of credits of. 193, 194, 388, 485, 498, 505 

Waterhonse, S. P . . . , 368- 

deposition of 58, 59 

Waterville,town..41,42,43,44,45,46, 163, 164, 165, 253, 255. 258, 259, 271, 436, 438 

names of credits of 163, 164, 165, 388, 390,436, 438, 485, 498 

Watts & Wall 11, 116, 192, 354,455 

Watts, Harding L 388 

deposition of. 140, 141 

Watts, John & Co 115, 116, 192,384 

Webb, Nathan 335, 339, 340 

Webster, town 216, 298, 400, 471, 472, 473 

names of credits of 390, 437, 472. 473, 485, 486, 499, 505 

Weld, town ' 16 

Wells, town 161, 162 

names of credits of 162, 390 

Westport, town 138, 139, 140, 202, 203, 216 

names of credits of 203, 390, 499 

White, Horace C 366 

deposition of. 461, 462 

Whitney, Geo. W .". * 39, 370 

deposition of 447 

Whole number of "paper men" 21, 22 

Williams, H. A 210, 222, 234 

deposition of. 296 

Williamson, Henry 338, 382 

deposition of 132, 133, 134 

Wing, Chas. A 283,392 

deposition of 154, 155, 156 

papers annexed to 206, 207 

Winslow, town 149, 150, 205, 267 

names of credits of 205, 392, 486, 499, 505 

Winthrop, town 16, 154, 155, 156, 206, 207, 283, 290, 322, 323, 338 

names of credits of 323 

Wiscasset, town 145,146,147,204, 216, 217, 233 

names of credits of 146, 390, 392, 499 

Woodbury, John 366, 368 

deposition of 100, 101, 102 

papers annexed to 185 

Woodman, Geo. W., letter to A. B. Farwell 443 

Worcester, Capt. 328, 346, 34S 

Wright, Herriman & Co 382, 450 



534 PAPER CREDITS. 

PA6K. 

Wrigilt, Z. R 116, 117, 193, 194, 248, 249, 268, 388 

deposition of 296, 297, 298, 299 

Y. 

Yates,0. K...14, 63, 64, 103, 104, 111, 112, 113, 119, 120, 123, 125, 141, 142, 156, 157, 

167, 186, 200, 203, 20l, 210, 217, 220, 310, 356, 362, 364, 376, 382 

deposition of 234, 235, 236, 237, 238 

Yeas and nays on passage of Senate order to print the evidence and documents con- 
tained in Appendix K 507 



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